Problem

Profanation of sacred doctrine

Other Names:
Contempt of religious doctrine
Disparagement of scholastic theology
Nature:
Incautious use of sacred doctrine, possibly regarded as the exclusive property of certain privileged classes. Such doctrine may also be profaned by failing to keep it quite distinct from other truths or opinions of lesser value.
Incidence:
In different cultures their sacred scriptures may be considered to be profaned if they are read or taught to people outside the prescribed classes.
Broader Problems:
Desecration
Narrower Problems:
Misreading sacred documents
Strategies:
Profaning
Subject(s):
Education Graduates
Religious Practice Religion
Theology Religious observance
Innovative change Change
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 4: Quality Education
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems
Date of last update
01.05.1999 – 00:00 CEST