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View of God without parts or features
In classical theism, the doctrine of divine simplicity (also known as absolute divine simplicity) states that God is simple in that he is a single, unified
Divine_simplicity
State of being simple
also reflect on simplicity with concepts such as divine simplicity. In human lifestyles, simplicity can denote freedom from excessive possessions or distractions
Simplicity
Form of theism
and entirely self-sufficient. This understanding of God emphasizes divine simplicity where God's essence and existence are identical—making him fundamentally
Classical_theism
Supreme deity in theistic belief systems
claims—especially metaphysical and religious claims such as whether God, the divine or the supernatural exist—are unknown and perhaps unknowable. Theism generally
God
Feminine or female deity
leaders from diverse religious groups revealed a general experience that the divine which the subjects encountered was feminine. Polytheist religions, including
Goddess
"property" or "quality") of God can be defined in one of two ways. Under divine simplicity, the attributes of God are verbal descriptions understood apophatically
Attributes_of_God_in_Islam
Philosophical conception of deity
classical theism, which understands divine personhood analogically and affirms doctrines like divine simplicity, according to which God is not composed
Theistic_personalism
Belief in the existence of a deity or deities
insights of classical theistic theology includes emanationism and divine simplicity. Monotheism (from Greek μόνος) is the belief in theology that only
Theism
Christian theological term and concept
(2009-10-01). Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and the Transformation of Divine Simplicity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-957411-7. Bracht, Katharina
Homoousion
Supreme, final, and fundamental power in all reality
views like classical theism, which centers around an affirmation of divine simplicity, the view that God has no proper parts or attributes separate from
Ultimate_reality
Creation spirit in some schools of philosophy
initially having the malevolent intention of entrapping aspects of the divine in materiality. In other systems, the Demiurge is instead portrayed as "merely"
Demiurge
Specific characteristics of God discussed in Christian theology
"Divine Immutability". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. ISSN 2161-0002. OCLC 37741658. Fieser, James; Dowden, Bradley (eds.). "Divine Simplicity"
Attributes of God in Christianity
Attributes_of_God_in_Christianity
Type of Jewish mysticism
the divine prompted Kabbalists to envision two aspects of God: God in essence: an absolutely transcendent, unknowable, limitless divine simplicity beyond
Kabbalah
Belief that the divine pervades all of space and time and also extends beyond it
Brahman Christian Universalism Conceptions of God Creation Spirituality Divine simplicity Double-aspect theory Essence–energies distinction German idealism
Panentheism
Concept of divine destiny in Islam
variously as: "divine fore-ordainment", "predestination," "divine decree", "decree" of Allah", "preordainment") is the concept of divine destiny in Islam
Predestination_in_Islam
Abrahamic new religious movement originating in 1930s Jamaica
activism for socio-political reform; others believe in awaiting change through divine intervention. In Jamaica, Rastas typically do not vote, dismissing politics
Rastafari
Face of God
The divine countenance is the face of God. The concept has special significance in the Abrahamic religions. Islam considers God to be beyond ordinary vision
Divine_countenance
Christian conception of God
Father almost in the same breath, and by conferring on Jesus the title of divine honor "Lord", as well as calling him Christ. In the Book of Acts (Acts 17:24–27)
God_in_Christianity
Concept in religion, spirituality, and theology
Divine presence, presence of God, Inner God, or simply presence is a concept in religion, spirituality, and theology that deals with the ability of a deity
Divine_presence
Belief in a God who does not intervene in the universe
revelations, and religious texts as legitimate or reliable sources of divine knowledge. Unlike classical theism, many Deists believe in the existence
Deism
Conceptions of the end of the present age
refers metaphorically to the end of ordinary reality and to reunion with the divine. Many religions treat eschatology as a future event prophesied in sacred
Eschatology
Belief in the existence of many gods but with the consistent worship of only one deity
teaches that the Godhead comprises three distinct beings and that other divine beings exist; the label is disputed within the church. Mormon cosmology
Monolatry
Underlying state or underlying substance
Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, Sabellius taught three co-existent divine things in the one divine Person. Johann Lorenz von Mosheim says “It appears from these
Hypostasis (philosophy and religion)
Hypostasis_(philosophy_and_religion)
Traditions of human transformation aided by religious experiences
mysticism speak of the eye of love which is looking at, gazing at, aware of divine realities." According to Peter Moore, the term "mysticism" is "problematic
Mysticism
Classification of Indian philosophies
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Āstika_and_nāstika
Postulated continued existence after death
place or state of punishment for souls after death. Religions with a linear divine history sometimes depict hell as eternal, while religions with a cyclic
Afterlife
Study of the nature of deities and religious beliefs
he opposes atheism and argues that the heavenly bodies are moved by the divine souls of the gods and their intelligence (nous). He also maintains that
Theology
Worshipping a god, accepting others may exist
mention and praise numerous deities as if they are one ultimate unitary divine essence. Müller made the term central to his criticism of Western theological
Henotheism
Concept in modal logic
ontological arguments for the existence of God and the principle of divine simplicity. For example, Gödel's ontological proof contains ϕ → ◻ ϕ {\displaystyle
Modal_collapse
Belief that there is only one God
whereas inclusive and pluriform monotheism recognize multiple gods or divine forms while postulating each as an extension of the same God. A related
Monotheism
Theological argument
explaining natural phenomena as opportunities to insert the presence of a divine creator. The term itself was coined in response to this tendency. This theological
God_of_the_gaps
purpose. LDS Church members also believe that God the Father is married to a divine woman, referred to as "Heavenly Mother." Humans are considered to be spirit
Gender_of_God
Philosophical problem-solving principle
account of simplicity, purportedly because it fails to provide an epistemic justification for simplicity. He now believes that simplicity considerations
Occam's_razor
and Iron Age Levant texts both as generic "god" and as the head of the divine pantheon. In the Hebrew Bible, El (אל, ʾel) appears very occasionally alone
Names_of_God_in_Judaism
Belief that God and reality are identical
tribal religions throughout the world as an expression of unity with the divine, specifically in beliefs that have no central polytheist or monotheist personas
Pantheism
Highest deity of Zoroastrianism
now speculated to represent the royal khvarenah, the personification of divine power and regal glory. However, it was customary for every emperor from
Ahura_Mazda
Belief that all things derive from a first reality
consecutive step the emanating beings are less pure, less perfect, less divine. Emanationism posits a transcendent principle from which everything is derived
Emanationism
Philosophy based on the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus
divine magic reliant upon an alliance with divine spirits such as angels, archangels, and gods. "Theurgy" translates to the "science or art of divine
Hermeticism
Form of predeterminism
and/or predestined to happen, by one or more divine beings, or that they are destined to occur given the divine beings' omniscience. Theological determinism
Theological_determinism
Meta-ethical theory of morality
responded to the Euthyphro dilemma by appealing to the doctrine of divine simplicity, a concept associated with Aquinas and Aristotle which suggests that
Divine_command_theory
Religious thought and practice independent of belief in deities
the divine, the soul or the supernatural. Like theistic Friends, nontheist Friends are actively interested in realizing centered peace, simplicity, integrity
Nontheistic_religion
Worship of or belief in multiple deities
"Hard" polytheism is the belief that gods are distinct, separate, real divine beings, rather than psychological archetypes or personifications of natural
Polytheism
Theological study of the Christian Church
the "one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church", and is the only Church of divine and apostolic origin led by the Pope. This view of the Church is dogmatically
Ecclesiology
Ethical problem in religion
the justification for eternal damnation for sinners is predicated—and the divine qualities of omniscience (being all-knowing) and omnipotence (being all-powerful)
Problem_of_Hell
Native American religious movement
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Ghost_Dance
Innate human nature in Islam
plead ignorance of this event (7:172–73). Fitra is also associated with the divine spirit that God, according to the Quran, breathed into Adam (15:29, 32:9
Fitra
Absence of espoused belief in a God or gods
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Nontheism
Area of Jewish theology
that precede creation, he is not considered divine, in contrast to Christianity where Jesus is both divine and the Messiah. In the Talmudic era the title
Jewish_eschatology
Overview of and topical guide to theology
God More... Aristotelian view of God Binitarianism Death of God Divine simplicity Divine presence Egotheism Great Architect of the Universe Great Spirit
Outline_of_theology
Jewish conception of God
applicable to God. Kabbalistic tradition holds that emanations from the divine consist of ten aspects, called sefirot. Unimaginable The Torah ascribes
God_in_Judaism
Divine location in various religions
divinity, goodness, piety, faith, or other virtues or right beliefs or simply divine will. Some believe in the possibility of a heaven on Earth in a world to
Heaven
Baháʼí conception of God
dispensationalism, believing that God has no physical form, but periodically provides divine messengers in human form that are the sources of spiritual education. In
God_in_the_Baháʼí_Faith
Extinct branch of Zoroastrianism
21. ISBN 0-7894-4711-8. Taraporewala, Irach, ed. (1977). "Yasna 30". The Divine Songs of Zarathushtra. Translated by Bartholomae, Christian. New York, NY:
Zurvanism
2nd century Christian apologetic text
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Epistle_to_Diognetus
Hatred of God or the gods
of "religious dissent" that accepts a deity’s existence while rejecting divine goodness, modern primers likewise present it as a moral protest tradition
Misotheism
Viewpoints of sin according to the Bible
In Christianity, sin is an immoral act and transgression of divine law. The doctrine of sin is central to the Christian faith, since its basic message
Christian_views_on_sin
Ethical problem on the origin of morality posed by Socrates
theory, is also disposed of. Thomist philosopher Edward Feser writes, "Divine simplicity [entails] that God's will just is God's goodness which just is His
Euthyphro_dilemma
Christian theology of the Trinity
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Consubstantiality
American Christian apologist and theologian (born 1983)
which Ortlund was a contributor. Ortlund has defended the doctrine of divine simplicity and the Thomistic view of the beatific vision. Ortlund has defended
Gavin_Ortlund
Theology reliant on rational and empirical arguments
critical examination, aimed at understanding the divine. Natural theology does not preclude the concept of divine intervention nor presuppose a clockwork universe;
Natural_theology
Ancient Roman divine presence
term for "divinity", "divine presence", or "divine will". The Latin authors defined it as follows: Cicero writes of a "divine mind" (divina mens), a
Numen
Discrimination against Protestants
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Anti-Protestantism
Belief in the advent of a messiah
that the savior of the end of time is a divine messenger for humanity. According to Shiites, Mahdi is a divine chosen one, the proof of God and infallible
Messianism
Non-legalistic exegetical texts in the classical rabbinic literature
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Aggadah
Deification of the self
cultural contexts throughout history, emphasizing the immanence of the divine or the individual's potential to achieve a godlike state. While critics
Egotheism
Supreme being in Native American cultures
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Great_Spirit
Related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity
Religious doctrine on the authority of monarchs Divine simplicity – View of God without parts or features Divine spark – Theological concept about the portion
Divinity
Philosophical question
have attributes that he identified with God in Islam, including unity, simplicity, immateriality, intellect, power, generosity, and goodness. Historian
Existence_of_God
Topics referred to by the same term
God, one of the three core assertions of the Baháʼí teachings#Unity Divine simplicity, the belief that God is without distinguishable parts, characteristics
Divine_unity
Discipline within theology
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Comparative_theology
Deity who can be related to as a person
there be nothing to be overpowered. A part of the same sermon about the Divine leaders (Imams) The riser has risen, the sparkler has sparkled, the appearer
Personal_god
American professor, pastor and founder of Edwin Mellen Press
Higher Education. Retrieved February 9, 2016. George Hunston Williams, Divinings: Religion At Harvard, Vol. 2, 2014, pp. 566ff.; Patrick Primeaux, Richard
Herbert Richardson (publisher)
Herbert_Richardson_(publisher)
God in Jain religion
enlightenment is one's own. Moral rewards and sufferings are not the work of a divine being but a result of an innate moral order in the cosmos, a self-regulating
God_in_Jainism
Religious belief about the end of the world
link", but also claimed the chronological relationships to be "of divine origin and divinely corroborated...in a class by itself, absolutely and unqualifiedly
Apocalypticism
Major Hindu tradition that reveres Vishnu as the Supreme Being
complex powers which were experienced as "the presence and the activity of a divine personality called Visnu may be the best described as the 'idea' of universal
Vaishnavism
Type of theology
creates God. God is not omnipotent in the sense of being coercive. The divine has the power of persuasion rather than coercion. Process theologians interpret
Process_theology
as the all-powerful and all-knowing deity from whom Abraham received a divine revelation, according to their respective narratives. The most prominent
God_in_Abrahamic_religions
Sikh conception of God
Pantheistic belief only to the extent that Universe can be considered as Divine, never understating the Transcendence of God which deems the Creator as
God_in_Sikhism
Branch of theology
Ultimate God to the Virtual God: Post-Ontotheological Perspectives on the Divine in Heidegger, Badiou, and Meillassoux", Meta: Research in Hermeneutics,
Ontotheology
Second major division of the Hebrew Bible
historical narratives that begin immediately after the death of Moses with the divine appointment of Joshua as his successor, who then leads the people of Israel
Nevi'im
Postulated primary cause of all activity in the universe
theology of the prime mover, as πρῶτον κινοῦν ἀκίνητον: an independent divine eternal unchanging immaterial substance. Aristotle adopted the geometrical
Unmoved_mover
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit relationships
389/90). Gregory used the word to describe the relationship between the divine and human natures of Christ, as did John of Damascus (d. 749), who also
Perichoresis
Academic discipline that examines and reflects on religious practices
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Practical_theology
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Transcendental_theology
Belief that God created the universe by becoming it
cosmos emerges (by a process of becoming) out of an ontologically prior divine conscious subject". He goes on to describe that in pandeism, "God became
Pandeism
Conception of God
to the Rigveda and is considered to be the original creator, architect, divine engineer of the universe from before the advent of time, also the root concept
Great Architect of the Universe
Great_Architect_of_the_Universe
Academic reappraisal since the 1970s
value of the Law (see also Pauline passages opposing antinomianism) in its divine form. Since Paul's time, the polemical contrast that he made between the
Paul the Apostle and Jewish Christianity
Paul_the_Apostle_and_Jewish_Christianity
Deity's nature beyond the material universe
God in terms of divine simplicity, explaining the traditional characteristics of God as omniscient and omnipotent. Interventions of divine transcendence
Transcendence_(religion)
Mormon conception of God
Heavenly Father, while the term Godhead refers to a council of three distinct divine persons consisting of God the Father, Jesus (his firstborn Son, whom Latter-day
God_in_Mormonism
Chinese view of heaven
notable examples include: Mandate of Heaven (Tiānmìng, 天命) – a concept of divine legitimacy for Chinese Dynasties. Heavenly Questions (Tiānwèn, 天問) – a section
Tian
Eschatological question
question is whether those who never hear of requirements issued through divine revelations will be punished for failure to abide by those requirements
Fate_of_the_unlearned
Christian theological movement
as a biblically motivated and logically consistent theology of human and divine freedom (in the libertarian sense), with an emphasis on what this means
Open_theism
Way of describing the divine by using affirmative-form statements
terminology to describe or refer to the divine – specifically, God – i.e. terminology that describes or refers to what the divine is, in contrast to the "negative"
Cataphatic_theology
List of titles and names of Hindu deity Krishna
in various perspectives: a lovable infant, a divine child, a prankster, a cowherd, a model lover, a divine hero, a diplomat, a king, a kingmaker, a selfless
List of titles and names of Krishna
List_of_titles_and_names_of_Krishna
Zoroastrian doctrine of a final renovation of the universe
there could be no intervention, whether compassionate or capricious, by any divine being to alter this." Thus, each human bears the responsibility for the
Frashokereti
Worshipping one god at once, while believing in other gods
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Kathenotheism
Arab religious leader (died 883)
founder of the Ishaqiyya. Ibn Nusayr claimed that Ali Al-Hadi held a "divine nature". The followers of Ibn Nusayr are known as the Nusayris (Arabic:
Ibn_Nusayr
School of Christian apologetics
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Presuppositional_apologetics
Christian ethical consideration
on Thomas Aquinas Thomism Scholasticism Apophatic theology Aseity Divine simplicity Analogia entis Quinque viae Beatific vision Actus purus Actus essendi
Principle_of_double_effect
Position that the word God is not intelligible or meaningful
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Theological_noncognitivism
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