Rudolf Otto: "The idea of the Holy", viewed through the lenses of spiritual direction and psychoanalysis

Rudolf Otto’s work, The Idea of the Holy [Das Heilige], is both new and old: it puts the idea of the holy or numinous into the mainstream of Christian discourse, but does this in a way that is deeply embedded in Otto’s heritage. The psychoanalytic lens puts a spotlight on engaging with the numinous...

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Subtitles:Marking the centenary of Rudolf Otto's "Das Heilige"
Main Author: Argent, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2017]
In: International journal for the study of the Christian church
Year: 2017, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 46-59
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KDD Protestant Church
ZD Psychology
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary:Rudolf Otto’s work, The Idea of the Holy [Das Heilige], is both new and old: it puts the idea of the holy or numinous into the mainstream of Christian discourse, but does this in a way that is deeply embedded in Otto’s heritage. The psychoanalytic lens puts a spotlight on engaging with the numinous from the complete experience of being human. In terms of spiritual direction, that enables a deeply incarnational approach, which is also indebted to apophatic forms of spirituality that can easily be under-valued.
ISSN:1474-225X
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for the study of the Christian church
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1474225X.2017.1308913