d. Heaven is a realm where all of the imperfections that existed in the “real” world do not exist and every soul rests in harmony and serenity. Hell is the “evil” realm of the world outside of creation. The souls of those people who do not follow the teachings of their God during their brief stay on earth and live a life of sin and immorality go to hell upon death. In hell the soul rests under excruciating pain. Hell is the worst possible place that anyone could imagine. While heaven is depicted as being serene and beautiful, hell is depicted as a world full of pain and suffering. When one’s soul enters hell, the soul lives an eternal life of pain and suffering for their sins. “The sacred and transcendent” are those areas in religions that are not tangible or visible. Rather, “the sacred and transcendent” are supernatural realms that exist outside of God‘s creation and serve as the eternal resting place for the soul. Although there isn’t any justifiable proof of the existence of these realms, we know that they exist through the teachings of our God. I believe that “the sacred and transcendent” is a concept that is difficult to understand and grasp. The concept lies within each of the realms and we are only able to learn about the realms and envision them through the depictions given to us by our God. The depictions and explanations allow us to use our imagination to develop what heaven or hell is like. Although heaven and hell are the main concepts of “the sacred and transcendent”, I believe that “the sacred and transcendent” consists of more secondary concepts. I refer to these other concepts as “secondary” because they don’t consist of the “otherworldly,” but of things that exist in our world. Churches are sanctuaries that are built for spiritual enlightenment and teaching. Churches stand as a symbol of C...
