Abstract / DOI
What are Sacred Places? Outline of a Theolodical Topology. What are sacred places? How do they differ from non-sacred places? What are their core features within Christianity? This paper aims at clarifying the idea of sacred places. The first section starts with philosophical assumptions on the meaning of place from a phenomenological perspective. The second section offers a classification of different types of places. The third section focuses on the classic distinction between the sacred and the profane. The fourth section draws an outline of a theological topology.