“The Idea of the Holy” by Rudolf Otto – Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of “The Idea of the Holy” by Rudolf Otto is named ‘The Rational and the Non-Rational.’ Here is our summary.
CHAPTER 1
The Rational and the Non-Rational
Pages 1 to 4
We speak of God by analogies and concepts. Those are rationalistic in nature. They allow for knowledge of the transcendent in terms of conceptual thought. [Page 1]
However, those discussions portray the essence of the divine by means of rational concepts. That is seriously misleading. Much of God eludes our conceptual way of understanding. [Page 2]
A focus on doctrines and dogma has led to a rationalist religion. Its interpretation of God is biased toward the intellectual and rationalistic. It excludes the nonrational. [Page 3]
This rationalistic focus has trained people to shut their eyes to that which is most unique about religious experience. Religion is not exclusively contained in any series of rational assertions. [Page 4]
THE IDEA OF THE HOLY
CHAPTERS: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
RESOURCES: Outline, Terminology, Professor Rudolf Otto
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