![]() ![]() The new term is the “numinous,” a word that Otto invented. (The philosopher Immanuel Kant felt that we use our reason to determine what is right and wrong.) Originally “holy” meant something that was set apart from and unapproachable by human beings.īecause the word “holy” has taken on the additional meaning of “completely good,” Otto proposes that we use a new term for what was originally called “holy.” The new term will have the meaning of “holy,” but without the emphasis on morality and without the emphasis on reason. ![]() Otto discusses the terms “holiness” and “the holy.” Today, the words mean “completely good” however, originally the words had a main meaning that was quite different. Among his most influential books was The Idea of the Holy, which he first published in 1917. ![]()
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