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(Created page with "{{Stub}} '''Theism''' is broadly defined as the belief in the existence of a supreme being or deities. In common parlance, or when contrasted with deism, the term often describes the classical conception of [[God][ that is found in monotheism (also referred to as classical theism), or gods found in polytheistic religions, a belief in God or in gods without the rejection of revelation as is characteristic of deism. Atheism is commonly understood a...") |
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[[File:Michelangeloโs Creation of Adam.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Michelangelo]]โs ''Creation of Adam'']] | |||
''' | The term '''atheism''' originated in the late 17th century from the Greek ''theos'', meaning "god(s)", as the belief in the existence of a god or gods, especially belief in one god as creator of the universe, intervening in it and sustaining a personal relation to his creatures. | ||
[[ | ==Definition== | ||
Theistic religions such as [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], and [[Judaism]] all have the monotheistic belief in a God, whereas a polytheistic religion such as [[Hinduism]] holds a belief in many gods. | |||
: ''Theism states that the existence and continuance of the universe is owed to one supreme Being, who is distinct from Creation. For this reason, theism proclaims a dualistic relation between God and the world, wherein God is a being who controls events from outside of the human world. The main question theism raises is whether God should be seen only as transcendent, that is, beyond the limits of human experience and the material world. Could God not also be seen as immanent in them as well, having existence and effect in human consciousness and the material world? Theists generally claim that attempts to make God immanent in humanity and nature are pantheistic, and therefore, unacceptable to theistic religion. The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich reconciled these two views by claiming that "God is neither in another nor in the same space as the world. [God] is the creative ground of the spatial structure of the world, but he [sic] is not bound to the structure, positively or negatively. . . .God is immanent in the world as its permanent creative ground and is transcendent to the world through freedom."''<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/theogloss/theism-body.html Theism]</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Theology]] | |||
* [[Agnosticism]] | |||
* [[Atheism]] | |||
* [[Germanic gods]] | |||
* [[Liberation theology]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{ | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Religion]] | [[Category:Religion]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophy]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:07, 5 February 2024
File:Michelangeloโs Creation of Adam.jpg
Michelangeloโs Creation of Adam
The term atheism originated in the late 17th century from the Greek theos, meaning "god(s)", as the belief in the existence of a god or gods, especially belief in one god as creator of the universe, intervening in it and sustaining a personal relation to his creatures.
Definition
Theistic religions such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism all have the monotheistic belief in a God, whereas a polytheistic religion such as Hinduism holds a belief in many gods.
- Theism states that the existence and continuance of the universe is owed to one supreme Being, who is distinct from Creation. For this reason, theism proclaims a dualistic relation between God and the world, wherein God is a being who controls events from outside of the human world. The main question theism raises is whether God should be seen only as transcendent, that is, beyond the limits of human experience and the material world. Could God not also be seen as immanent in them as well, having existence and effect in human consciousness and the material world? Theists generally claim that attempts to make God immanent in humanity and nature are pantheistic, and therefore, unacceptable to theistic religion. The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich reconciled these two views by claiming that "God is neither in another nor in the same space as the world. [God] is the creative ground of the spatial structure of the world, but he [sic] is not bound to the structure, positively or negatively. . . .God is immanent in the world as its permanent creative ground and is transcendent to the world through freedom."[1]