The Idea of the Holy: An Inquiry Into the Non-rational Factor in the Idea of the Divine and Its Rela
Okay, I first read this in the late 60's so when it was mentioned in a reading for CH351, I thought I might benefit from a refresher … only to discover this seminal work is not in Logos.
Amazon blurb:
Rudolf Otto's classic The Idea of the Holy brims with deep theological and philosophical insights into the theory of religion and spiritual belief in God.
As both a theologian and a philosopher, Otto was fascinated by how the rational and non-rational interact and interplay with regard to humanity's religious beliefs. This investigation determines that valid, non-rational experiences are as poignant in the development of knowledge - yet how do we quantify and apportion value to various rational arguments for faith, and the experiences so many believers have had over the millennia?
The author delves into these arguments, and valiantly attempts to determine how the divine interacts with various emotions. He coins the term 'numinous' from the root word 'numen', to denote an emotional state of consciousness apt to receive spiritual insight. The many emotions and attuning of the soul to God falls under the designation, and it proved to be one of the most important ideas Otto would ever advance.
The Idea of the Holy remains an important text for students of both philosophy and religion, as well as spiritually inclined readers. Although Christian believers will profit from its concepts and deep discussion of spiritual matters, those of a different faith or of none often come to respect the intricacy and depth with which Otto explains and qualifies his theology in rational and non-rational terms.
This edition contains the text of the original first translation to English of 1923 by John W. Harvey, who strived to preserve the clarity, concision and poise of Otto's lessons. Since the book was originally published in German in 1918, it has been translated into over twenty different languages.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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What about having the original german text in Logos?
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A couple of weeks back I searched for Otto's book, but obviously, did not find it on the Logos site. I thought it strange that it was not offered. When we downsized (I hate that word and what it stands fore - another story at another time) I gave 59 banana-sized boxes of books away. OMG!! What a mistake. One of those books was Otto's.
To have it in Logos would be good.
mm.
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Downsizing is just the start of it. See döstädning
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Sounds about right. It is the death of me or at least my 'stuff.' Golf clubs stay no matter what, though. 🏌️♂️
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It's been requested and well-known internally that this is a must-have book for the Logos platform, for well more than a decade. But also, Logos has always struggled with getting rights to distribute books/authors whose copyrights are owned privately in Europe.
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