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The Secular Scripture: A Study of the Structure of Romance is a collection of essays by the Canadian literary critic Northrop Frye. The collection was
The_Secular_Scripture
Core group of ancient Hebrew scriptures
is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, comprising the Torah (the five Books of Moses), the Nevi'im (the Books of the Prophets), and the Ketuvim
Hebrew_Bible
American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)
can nominate a fair number of literary works as candidates for the secular Scripture of the United States. They might include Melville's Moby-Dick, Twain's
Walt_Whitman
American critic, scholar, and writer (1930–2019)
Frye exalting the designs of romance; The Secular Scripture" Archived July 9, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, April 18, 1976. "On Solitude
Harold_Bloom
Collection of religious texts
inspiration, but the way they understand what that means and how they interpret the text varies. The religious texts, or scriptures, were compiled by
Bible
Canadian literary critic (1912–1991)
Path: An Essay on the Social Context of Literary Criticism The Secular Scripture: A Study of the Structure of Romance Spiritus Mundi: Essays on Literature
Northrop_Frye
Position that religion should not influence civic and state affairs
history, which even has secular clergy, since the medieval period. The distinction between secular and religious law was emphasized in the Late Antique and early
Secularism
Theology embracing this-world realities and rejecting dualism
secularism, rejecting supernatural metaphysical positions related to the nature of God. Secular theology can accommodate a belief in God, like many nature religions
Secular_theology
Lecture series at Harvard University
The Charles Eliot Norton Professorship of Poetry at Harvard University was established in 1925 as an annual lectureship in "poetry in the broadest sense"
Charles_Eliot_Norton_Lectures
Scholarly edition of the writings of literary critic Northrop Frye
Northrop Frye's Writings on the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. Ed. Imre Salusinskzy. CW, 17, 2005. "The Secular Scripture" and Other Writings on Critical
Collected Works of Northrop Frye
Collected_Works_of_Northrop_Frye
Relationship between secularism and Islam
first political secular entity called the Hizb 'Almani (Secular Party) this name was later changed to the Wafd party. It combined secular policies with
Islam_and_secularism
Branch of systematic theology that deals with the Bible
known as the Doctrine of Scripture, is a branch of systematic theology that deals with the nature, character, and authority of the Bible. The Doctrine
Bibliology
Aspect of philosophy
Secular morality is the aspect of philosophy that deals with morality outside of religious traditions. Modern examples include humanism, freethinking
Secular_morality
System of enforceable rules
court or the legislature. Religious law is in use in some religious communities and states, and has historically influenced secular law. The scope of
Law
Belief that the Bible is without error
from the Bible in other, secular matters. We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or complete historical precision. The instrumentum
Biblical_inerrancy
English theologian (1328–1384)
those who would stop secular men from "intermeddling with the Gospel".) Nor were there any church-wide bans on vernacular scriptures in place that Wycliffe
John_Wycliffe
Part of third branch of the Franciscan Family
The Secular Franciscan Order (Latin: Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis; abbreviated OFS) is part of the third branch of the Franciscan family formed by Catholic
Secular_Franciscan_Order
Belief in the teachings of a religion
understanding is built on the foundation of the community of believers, the scriptures and traditions, and on the personal experiences of the believer. Christians
Faith
Concept of Zen and Chan Buddhism
communication over scriptures. Some rōshis (Zen teachers), go so far as to instruct their pupils to tear up their scriptures. However, sometimes the mondō acts
Mondo_(scripture)
Women's ordination in religious groups
even remotely suggest that the ministry is "sacred" while all other vocations are "secular". Scripture knows no sacred-secular distinction. All of life
Ordination_of_women
Buddhist sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
boxes, or other symbols. The Diamond Sūtra (Sanskrit: Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā
Diamond_Sutra
Christian doctrine on the relationship between the Old and New Testaments
illustrations to the Speculum Humanae Salvationis Online book Patrick Fairbairn The Typology of Scripture, 1859 Catholic Encyclopedia: Types in Scripture Jewish
Typology_(theology)
Religion originating in Punjab, India
(1666–1708), named the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the central religious scripture in Sikhism, as his successor. This brought the line of human gurus
Sikhism
American academic and philosopher
direction, Secular Scriptures: Modern Theological Poetics in the Wake of Dante (2016) traces the inheritance of Dante's theological vision forward into the modern
William_Franke_(philosopher)
Critical investigation of a text
School of Alexandria, formulated the principle of the three senses of Scripture (literal, moral and spiritual) from the Jewish method of interpretation
Exegesis
British academic
Guthrie (eds.) Goethe and the English-speaking World (Boydell and Brewer, 2002) Nicholas Boyle, Sacred and Secular Scriptures: A Catholic Approach to Literature
Nicholas_Boyle
1978 statement formulated by evangelical leaders
of Scripture. The subsequent November 1982 Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics recognised the need to add a hermeneutical framework to the statement
Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
Chicago_Statement_on_Biblical_Inerrancy
Christian government in which society is ruled by divine law
the specific penalties). Theonomy holds that all civil governments must refrain from coercion if Scripture has not prescribed their intervention (the
Theonomy
Scriptural canon of the LDS Church
of the Voree plates. The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) accepts the following as scripture: the Inspired Version of the Bible (including the Book
Standard_works
Author, translator and Member of Royal Asiatic Society (1855–1912)
his translations remain one of the few or sometimes the only English versions of some Hindu scripture. He translated the Valmiki Ramayana(1892–1894), Markandeya
Manmatha_Nath_Dutt
Ancient Tamil composition on personal ethics and morality
cherished for his universal secular values, and his treatise has been called Ulaga Podhu Marai (the universal scripture). The Kural is structured into 133
Kural
Major branch of Protestantism
and presupposed by scripture, thus implying co-operation between God and humanity, God and nature, and between the sacred and secular. Faith is thus regarded
Anglicanism
Religious community or spiritual group of modern origin
organisations and secular institutions. In Western nations, a secular anti-cult movement and a Christian countercult movement emerged during the 1970s and 1980s
New_religious_movement
Roman Catholic religious institute
Secular Servites are asked to do the following each day: live the Christian virtues of faith, hope, and love; pray and try to read Sacred Scripture each
Servite_Order
Form of Christian pastoral counseling
be known as revealed in the Scriptures. According to an article published by the Spring Christian Counseling Center, secular counseling and psychology
Nouthetic_counseling
Figure of speech
Sacred Scripture: Book of Proverbs – Book of the Bible Ecclesiastes – Book of the Hebrew Bible (450–180 BCE) Hidden Words – Baháʼí scripture, written
Aphorism
Historic literature and religious texts of Buddhism
India. Buddhist texts can be categorized in a number of ways. The Western terms "scripture" and "canonical" are applied to Buddhism in inconsistent ways
Buddhist_texts
Abrahamic monotheistic religion
sense of understanding scripture is the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture. The spiritual sense is further subdivided into: The allegorical sense,
Christianity
Social-cultural system
concept akin to our "secular." For the purposes of the present chapter, they do not have "secular experience" at all, since "the secular"—like religion—is
Religion
Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri
the moral, the literal, and the anagogical (cf. the four senses of Scripture). The structure of the poem is also quite complex, with mathematical and
Divine_Comedy
Doubt about God's existence
typically associated with a secular or atheistic outlook that doubts the existence of the divine and the truth of sacred scriptures, resulting in a non-religious
Agnosticism
Tenth Sikh guru from 1675 to 1708
Granth Sahib as Sikhism's primary holy religious scripture and the eternal Guru. He also established the concept of Guru Panth as his spiritual successor
Guru_Gobind_Singh
Buddhist gods
parts of this scripture contain strongly secular or non-Buddhist elements. In Chinese Buddhism, the Four Kings are often enshrined in the Heavenly Kings
Four_Heavenly_Kings
Interpreting text as to introduce one's own presuppositions
to support their view, which they see as opposed to the doctrine of sola scriptura, where scripture is believed to speak for itself without Holy Tradition
Eisegesis
Portuguese-Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
and metaphysical dimensions, Spinoza helped establish the genre of political writing called secular theology. Spinoza’s philosophy addresses multiple areas
Baruch_Spinoza
Book of sacred songs in the Hebrew Bible
sin, and includes the scripture in the Epistle to the Romans, chapter 3. Several conservative Protestant denominations sing only the Psalms (some churches
Psalms
Caste system in medieval Bengal
কৌলিন্য) or Kulin Pratha is a practice that envisages an elite position within the varna/jati configuration, derived from spiritual and ritual purity. Upper
Kulinism
Religion of the Jewish people
calls the Old Testament has the same books as the Hebrew Bible. In addition to scripture, Jewish religious texts include the Oral Torah (תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל־פֶּה
Judaism
Festive day set aside by custom or by law
Pennsylvania. Reasoning from the Scriptures. Watchtower, 1985, pp. 176–182 Hrynowski, Zach (2019-12-20). "More Americans Celebrating a Secular Christmas". Gallup
Holiday
American anthropologist (born 1972)
is the author of three books. His first book, A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in An African church, published in 2007, is a study of the Friday
Matthew_Engelke
Topics referred to by the same term
Scripture, see Licentiate of Sacred Theology Logistics Support System Lone Star Showdown, the official rivalry between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Texas
LSS
Theological argument
"God of the gaps" is a theological concept that emerged in the 19th century, and revolves around the idea that gaps in scientific understanding are regarded
God_of_the_gaps
2017 book by Rod Dreher
increasingly secular culture. The book produced discussion and debate in Christian and secular circles over the issues of cultural engagement and the direction
The_Benedict_Option
Sanskrit term for orthodox practices
regarding the nature and grouping of the ācāras. Dakṣiṇa means 'right'. For this reason, the term dakṣiṇāra is often translated "right-hand path". The Brahma
Dakshinachara
Meditation-based school of Mahāyāna Buddhism
to the Vimalakīrti Scripture, the Huayan Scripture, the Mahāsamnipata-sūtra, the Foshuo Foming Scripture 佛說佛名經, the Lankāvatāra scripture and the Faju
Zen
Order of religious men and women
spirituality in the secular world. They find inspiration in the spiritual path taken by many saints, blesseds, and other holy men and women throughout the 800-year
Third_Order_of_Saint_Dominic
1528 book by William Tyndale
Tyndale accuses the church of keeping the people away from, and claiming all authority over, scripture. He believes that the reading of scripture directly reveals
The Obedience of a Christian Man
The_Obedience_of_a_Christian_Man
1651 book by Thomas Hobbes
and the battlefield to the religious courts. The giant holds the symbols of both sides, reflecting the union of secular, and spiritual in the sovereign
Leviathan_(Hobbes_book)
Knotted threads on the corners of a Tallit Gadol or Tallit Katan in Judaism
marker of the social status: the more elaborate and elegant the fringes, the higher the position of the owner. In addition to this, and given the unique
Tzitzit
Christian church that is the seat of a bishop
side of the church, one for the reading of the Gospel and the other for the reading of the Epistle. The function of expounding on the scriptures is traditionally
Cathedral
Methodology for theological reflection that is credited to John Wesley
all, that the living core of the Christian faith was revealed in "scripture" as the sole foundational source. The centrality of scripture was so important
Wesleyan_Quadrilateral
Head of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914
viewed as an intrusion of secular errors incompatible with Catholic dogma, especially modernism, which he critiqued as the synthesis of every heresy.
Pope_Pius_X
Branch of Buddhism
onwards). Mahāyāna Buddhism accepts the main scriptures and teachings of early Buddhism but also recognizes various scriptures that are not accepted by Theravāda
Mahayana
Subschool of Kaula-Shaivism
the 18th century, due to their non-institutionalized structure. According to Mark S. G. Dyczkowski, Kashmiri Trika Shaivism looks to three scriptures
Trika
Movement in Orthodox Judaism
In the United States, and generally in the Western world, Centrist Orthodoxy underpinned by the philosophy of Torah Umadda ("Torah and secular knowledge")
Modern_Orthodox_Judaism
Ancient Hindu text
construction of personal law during the colonial era created a legal fiction around Manusmriti's historic role as a scripture in matters relating to women in
Manusmriti
Islamic head covering for women
Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018. Clark-Flory, Tracy (23 April 2007). "Head scarves to topple secular Turkey?". Salon
Hijab
Nontrinitarian religious movement
in Scripture, not independent of it. A year later, on April 15, 1914, Ewart and Cook publicly baptized each other specifically in "the name of the Lord
Oneness_Pentecostalism
17th-century conflict between Galileo Galilei and the Roman Catholic Church
phenomena the authority of Scripture should rank last... . [The followers of Galileo] were taking it upon themselves to expound the Holy Scripture according
Galileo_affair
1520 treatise by Martin Luther
as the "three walls of the Romanists": (1) that secular authority has no jurisdiction over them; (2) that only the pope is able to explain Scripture; (3)
To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation
To_the_Christian_Nobility_of_the_German_Nation
Sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement
Latter Day Saint movement. The denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement typically regard the text primarily as scripture (sometimes as one of four
Book_of_Mormon
Treatise on the prosecution of witches, 1486
crime at the time, and recommends that secular courts prosecute it accordingly. The Malleus suggests torture to get confessions and death as the only certain
Malleus_Maleficarum
American Catholic apologist (born 1985)
topics such as the existence of God, the validity of Christian scripture, and the nature of truth, often engaging with both religious and secular opponents;
Trent_Horn
American conservative activist (born 1948)
forms of antisemitism. The authors write that secular Jews are people who have lost their way, and who generally fall into the error of applying Judaism's
Dennis_Prager
Day set aside for rest and worship
use "Lord's Day" to mean the seventh day, based on Scriptures in which God calls the day "my Sabbath" (Exodus 31:13) and "to the LORD" (Exodus 16:23) and
Sabbath
Sikh religious site in Punjab, India
1741, and the earliest known document dealing with the lives of all the ten Gurus. Guru Arjan installed the scripture of Sikhism inside the new gurdwara
Golden_Temple
A. B. Shah (1920–1981) was the founder-president of the Indian Secular Society. The organization had its headquarters in Pune in Shah's lifetime but has
A._B._Shah
Philosophical question
such as secular ethics and evolutionary ethics. But as usually understood, the problem of evil is posed in a theological context. Responses to the problem
Problem_of_evil
personal lives. Issues relating to the authenticity and morality of the scriptures of Islam, both the Quran and the hadiths, are also discussed by critics
Criticism_of_Islam
Bible references by the English playwright
its ideal in the heart of God." Steven Marx suggests "a thorough familiarity with the Scriptures" is a prerequisite to understanding the Biblical references
Biblical allusions in Shakespeare
Biblical_allusions_in_Shakespeare
rationalistic. The methodologies of liberal and progressive Islam rest on the re-interpretation of traditional Islamic sacred scriptures (the Quran) and other
Liberalism and progressivism within Islam
Liberalism_and_progressivism_within_Islam
Sutra of Mahāyāna Buddhism
described by the translator Thomas Cleary "the most grandiose, the most comprehensive, and the most beautifully arrayed of the Buddhist scriptures." The Buddhāvataṃsaka
Buddhāvataṃsaka_Sūtra
Study of the nature of deities and religious beliefs
sacred scriptures, the scriptures must therefore be wrong. Robert G. Ingersoll, an American agnostic lawyer, stated that, when theologians had power, the majority
Theology
Hindu sect founded in 1801 by Sahajanand Swami
performance of worship and ritual activities such as arti, thal, and reading sermons or scripture. The majority of freestanding public Swaminarayan mandirs
Swaminarayan_Sampradaya
Principle to separate religious and civil institutions
political distance in the relationship between religious organizations and the state. Conceptually, the term refers to the creation of a secular state (with or
Separation of church and state
Separation_of_church_and_state
Prayers comprising the liturgical hours
English Bibles for the readings from Scripture, was published in 1974. The four-volume Liturgy of the Hours, with Scripture readings from the New American Bible
Liturgy_of_the_Hours
English Anglican bishop (born 1948)
co-edition SPCK, 2005). ——— (2005), The Last Word: Beyond the Bible Wars to a New Understanding of the Authority of Scripture, San Francisco: Harper. ——— (2006)
N._T._Wright
Range of Indian religious traditions
'remembered'). The major Hindu scriptures are the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Puranas, the Mahabharata (including the Bhagavad Gita), the Ramayana, and the Agamas
Hinduism
Social and political trend in the United States
The secular movement refers to a social and political trend in the United States, beginning in the early years of the 20th century, with the founding of
Secular_movement
Guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
endless". The first Acharya of the Vadtal diocese, Raghuvirji Maharaj, recorded this declaration in the Harililakalpataru (7.17.49-50), a scripture that he
Gunatitanand_Swami
Method of capital punishment
Islamists, hudud punishments are at the core of the divine sharia because they are specified by the letter of scripture rather than by human interpreters
Stoning
Roman Catholic Church ecumenical council 1545–1563
teachings, including scripture, the biblical canon, sacred tradition, original sin, justification, salvation, the sacraments, the Mass, and the veneration of
Council_of_Trent
Mormon premarital sex avoidance method
'Soaking'". Distractify. Malashevich, Valerija (December 7, 2022). "Sex or scripture: The Madonnna-Whore complex". Michigan Daily. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University
Soaking_(sexual_practice)
Christian psychology and pastoral counseling
those areas in which a Christian may be disobedient to the principles and commands of Scripture and to help him learn how to lovingly submit to God's will
Christian_counseling
English biblical scholar, translator, and reformer (1494–1536)
the first English Scriptures to draw directly from Hebrew and Greek texts, the first English translation to take advantage of the printing press, the
William_Tyndale
God's intervention in the universe
and that in turn from pro- "ahead" and videre "to see". The current use of the word in the secular sense refers to foresight, or "timely preparation for
Divine_providence
Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses
Insight on the Scriptures. Vol. 2. p. 52. Worship the Only True God. Watch Tower Society. 2002. p. 184. "What Do the Scriptures Say About 'the Divinity
Jehovah's_Witnesses_beliefs
1670 philosophical work by Spinoza
justifications for the diversion from metaphysics. The TTP is a frontal assault on the power of theologians underpinned by scripture. Spinoza wanted to
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
Tractatus_Theologico-Politicus
Ceremony for a person who has died
components. Common secular motivations for funerals include mourning the deceased, celebrating their life, and offering support and sympathy to the bereaved; additionally
Funeral
Deity's nature beyond the material universe
human expressions that Scripture can make its many kinds of readers whom it wants to help to feel, as it were, at home." The "sense of transcendence"
Transcendence_(religion)
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Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Ancient Poet
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Girl/Female
Latin
Born second.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Girl/Female
British, English
Lord is Gracious
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Precious.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Regular Winner
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Greek Nikolaos, NECULAI means "victor of the people."
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a purser, or for a purse-maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German seckel, Yiddish zekl ‘purse’, ‘pouch’.English : from Old French seculier ‘secular’, hence a status name for a member of the secular clergy, or a nickname for someone without religious inclination.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
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Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Previous
Boy/Male
German
The People's Ruler
Female
Persian/Iranian
(زلیخا) Persian name ZULAIKHA means "brilliant beauty."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Haselden.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Lakshmi, Assembly, Group
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Mother Earth
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : see Keeley.English : nickname from Middle English keling ‘young codfish’.Americanized spelling of German Kühling, a patronymic from Colo, probably a short form of an old personal name meaning ‘helmet’.
Male
Czechoslovakian
, peace glory.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Rules the home.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sindhi
One with a Beautiful Smile
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a.
Pertaining to an age, or the progress of ages, or to a long period of time; accomplished in a long progress of time; as, secular inequality; the secular refrigeration of the globe.
a.
Belonging to the laity; lay; not clerical.
n.
That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
adv.
In a secular or worldly manner.
a.
Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.
n.
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
n.
A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
a.
Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular surface.
a.
Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits.
n.
The nutritious part of wheat; starch or farina; -- called also amylaceous fecula.
a.
Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.
pl.
of Setula
pl.
of Fecula
a.
Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.
a.
Of or pertaining to this present world, or to things not spiritual or holy; relating to temporal as distinguished from eternal interests; not immediately or primarily respecting the soul, but the body; worldly.
a.
Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.
a.
Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.
a.
Of or pertaining to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum; as, a specular examination.
a.
Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
a.
Not regular; not bound by monastic vows or rules; not confined to a monastery, or subject to the rules of a religious community; as, a secular priest.