While the profane excludes God, the sacred and the secular are both authorized by God, who therefore governs a human race defined by pluralism and institutional diversity. The realm of morality is independent of political decisions but influences them, much as a constitution regulates particular legislation. If religion provides a legitimate ground for officially secular concern about penultimate things, then the secular must provide legitimate ground for religion to address ultimate things on their own terms.
Sacred and secular
While the profane excludes God, the sacred and the secular are both authorized by God, who therefore governs a human race defined by pluralism and institutional diversity. The realm of morality is independent of political decisions but influences them, much as a constitution regulates particular legislation. If religion provides a legitimate ground for officially secular concern about penultimate things, then the secular must provide legitimate ground for religion to address ultimate things on their own terms.
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