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This 4 page paper discusses Winfrid's (St. Boniface) his impact on the church. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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paper discusses his impact on the church. Discussion The first thing of importance is to note the difference between "horizontal" and "vertical" religion. Oddly enough, there isnt a
great deal of information available, but there is enough to give us the idea of what these concepts are. One source suggests that a vertical religion is one in
which people believe "in an up-there God who needs their sacrifices like human beings need food" while a horizontal religion is one in which "God ... can be discovered within
the horizon of all things" (Colglazier, 2003). In a horizontal religion, "all of life takes on a sacred quality" (Colglazier, 2003). There is no way that a person
who believes this doctrine can compartmentalize their life, putting the sacred and profane elements in separate places; every part of life for them is "profoundly religious and deeply spiritual" (Colglazier,
2003). Another source, a Unitarian one, says that their religion is "not a vertical religion, with power, and theological truth, coming down hierarchically. Were what you call a horizontal
religion: everyone is on the same power line - you all get to vote - and we all have the same theological authority: we all get to decide what we
personally believe on our own" (Duncan, 2003). So the concepts are clear: in a "vertical" religion adherents see God as a distant, mystical, unattainable being; in a "horizontal" religion,
God is seen as being constantly present. What has this to do with our saint? St. Boniface was born Winfrid in England but the date of his birth is
unknown, though it appears to have been between 672 and 680; some claim that he was really a Scot, or Irish (Mershman, 2003). He was apparently descended from a
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