Agnostic Theism

Short description: Philosophical view combining theism with agnosticism

Agnostic theism, agnostotheism, or agnostitheism is the philosophical view that encompasses both theism and agnosticism. An agnostic theist believes in the existence of one or more gods, but regards the basis of this proposition as unknown or inherently unknowable. The agnostic theist may also or alternatively be agnostic regarding the properties of the god or gods that they believe in.

Views of agnostic theism

There are numerous beliefs that can be included in agnostic theism, such as fideism, the doctrine that knowledge depends on faith or revelation; not all agnostic theists are fideists. Since agnosticism is in the philosophical rather than religious sense an epistemological position on knowledge regarding the divine and does not forbid belief in the existence of one or more deities, it is considered to be compatible with both atheistic and theistic positions.^[1]

The classical philosophical understanding of knowledge is that knowledge is justified true belief. The founder of logotherapy, Viktor Frankl, may have well exemplified this definition. Seidner expands upon this example and stresses Frankl's characterization of unconscious.^[2] Agnostic theism could be interpreted as an admission that it is not possible to justify one's belief in a god sufficiently for it to be considered known. This may be because they consider faith a requirement of their religion, or because of the influence of plausible-seeming scientific or philosophical criticism.

Christian agnostics practice a distinct form of agnosticism that applies only to the attributes of the Christian god. They hold that it is difficult or impossible to be sure of anything beyond the basic tenets of the Christian faith. They believe that the Christian god exists, that Jesus has a special relationship with him and is in some way divine, and that God might perhaps be worshipped. This belief system has deep roots in Judaism and the early days of the Christian Church.^[3]

References

↑ Hall, Ronald L., ed (December 1999). "Some Uncertainties about Agnosticism". International Journal for Philosophy of Religion (Berlin and New York City: Springer Verlag) 46 (3): 171–188. doi:10.1023/A:1003792325966. ISSN 1572-8684.
↑ Seidner, Stanley S. (June 10, 2009) "A Trojan Horse: Logotherapeutic Transcendence and its Secular Implications for Theology" . Mater Dei Institute.
↑ Weatherhead, Leslie (1972). The Christian Agnostic. Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-0-687-06977-4.

External links

Epistemology - from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
AGNOSTICISM - from Dictionary of the History of Ideas

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic theism. Read more

[1] Hall, Ronald L., ed (December 1999). "Some Uncertainties about Agnosticism". International Journal for Philosophy of Religion (Berlin and New York City: Springer Verlag) 46 (3): 171–188. doi:10.1023/A:1003792325966. ISSN 1572-8684.

[2] Seidner, Stanley S. (June 10, 2009) "A Trojan Horse: Logotherapeutic Transcendence and its Secular Implications for Theology" . Mater Dei Institute.

[3] Weatherhead, Leslie (1972). The Christian Agnostic. Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-0-687-06977-4.

v t e Irreligion
Irreligion	Nontheism Antireligion Post-theism Anti-clericalism Criticism of religion Parody religion Secular humanism Freethought
Atheism	Lists of atheists Demographics Religion History Anti-clericalism State New Criticism Discrimination/Persecution Implicit and explicit Negative and positive Existence of God Antitheism Christian atheism Hindu atheism Jewish atheism
Agnosticism	List of agnostics Strong Weak Agnostic atheism Agnostic theism Christian Apatheism Ignosticism Secular Buddhism
Nontheism	Criticism of religion Secular humanism Freethought Flying Spaghetti Monster Inconsistent revelations Invisible Pink Unicorn Nontheistic religions Parody religion Post-theism Russell's teapot Theological noncognitivism Transtheism
Naturalism	Humanistic Metaphysical Methodological Religious
People	Atheists Agnostics Humanists Pantheists Deists
Books	Breaking the Spell The End of Faith The God Delusion God Is Not Great Letter to a Christian Nation The System of Nature Why I Am Not a Christian Why I Am Not a Muslim
Organizations	American Atheists American Humanist Association Atheist Alliance International British Humanist Association Center for Inquiry Freedom From Religion Foundation International Humanist and Ethical Union Rational Response Squad Reason Rally Recovering from Religion World Pantheist Movement Brazilian Association of Atheists and Agnostics
Related topics	Countries by irreligion Secularism Parody or mock religions

Agnostic Theism

Contents

Views of agnostic theism

See also

References

External links