Rudolf Otto
German theologian and philosopher
Rudolf Otto was an eminent German Lutheran theologian, philosopher, and comparative religionist. He is regarded as one of the most influential scholars of religion in the early twentieth century and is ... Wikipedia
Born: September 25, 1869, Peine, Germany
Died: March 6, 1937 (age 67 years), Marburg, Germany
Influenced by: Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Jakob Friedrich Fries, and more
Influenced: Mircea Eliade, Carl Jung, Martin Heidegger, and more
Notable student: Gustav Mensching
Education: University of Göttingen and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Books
The Idea of the Holy
1917
The Idea of the Holy: An Inquiry Into the Non-rational Factor in the Idea of the Divine and Its Relation to the Rational
1923
Mysticism East and West: A Comparative Analysis of the Nature of Mysticism
1932
The Idea of the Holy: An Inquiry Into the Non
Naturalism and Religion
1907
Autobiographical and Social Essays