RS170 Lecture Notes - Monism, Experiencia Religiosa, Friedrich Schleiermacher
19 Sep 2013
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Lecture 3 sacred power: experiencing the sacred aliens. Started by watching an episode of the twilight zone the little people power is not meant to be understood on all levels. Otto"s definition doesn"t only apply to a deity but could also apply to a sacred power. Be introduced to otto"s idea of the holy. Explore the major categories of sacred power . Discuss belief in aliens as a religion. The first affirmation we can make about the object of religion is that it is a highly and exceptional and extremely impressive other This object is departure from all that is usual and familiar, and this again is the consequence of the power it generates. The world is filled with many kinds of powers to which humans must acknowledge in order to live their lives. Some powers are ordinary i. e. gravity, taxes, democracy.
