Worship in Its Philosophical Meaning

Worship is a period of pause in the current of living marked by absence of effort. (1) In worship we make ourselves receptive in order that our wills may be commanded from without. (2) Worship is not simply the apprehension of power, for, while power may produce fear, it does not produce the holy fe...

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Main Author: Bennett, Charles A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 1926
In: The journal of religion
Year: 1926, Volume: 6, Issue: 5, Pages: 486-503
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Summary:Worship is a period of pause in the current of living marked by absence of effort. (1) In worship we make ourselves receptive in order that our wills may be commanded from without. (2) Worship is not simply the apprehension of power, for, while power may produce fear, it does not produce the holy fear characteristic of religious awe. (3) Worship is marked off from contemplation of beauty by its renewal of moral energies. Worship yields at the same time the consciousness of one's defects and the inspiration to overcome those defects. It answers skeptical questions as to why we should take our work seriously by creating faith in a better life. It furnishes singleness of aim and saves from the pessimism of disillusionment. It substitutes creative inspiration for heroic resolve.
ISSN:1549-6538
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/480606