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1. Theism: Theism is the belief in one or more gods. Belief in a single (usually benevolent) god is usually referred to as Deism. [100%] 2023-07-28
2. Theism: Theism at its most basic, is the belief in one or more gods. More modern definitions of theism suggest that the deity or deities in question must in some way impact the universe, separating theism from deism, which holds a ... [100%] 2023-12-18 [Philosophy] [Theism]...
3. Theism: The term theism (from the Greek theos, or "god") commonly refers to belief in God, the view that all finite things are dependent in some way on one supreme, self-existent reality who is typically spoken of as having personal ... [100%] 2023-02-04
4. Theism: Theism is a general term used to acknowledge the belief in a Deity or deities. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, theism more narrowly means belief in a deity that is both immanent in the world, but also transcendent, and is ... [100%] 2023-02-10 [Religion] [Theism]...
5. Theism: Theism, literally, and in its widest sense, the belief in a god or gods. The term has had several changes of meaning. It appears for the first time in 18th-century English as an occasional synonym for " deism " (q. [100%] 2022-09-02
6. Theism: Theism is broadly defined as the belief in the existence of at least one deity. 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 ... (Philosophy) [100%] 2023-09-29 [Theism]
7. Theism: 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 ... (Belief in the existence of at least one deity) [100%] 2024-08-16 [Theism]
8. Beyond Theism: —A real basis for hope This course provides an opportunity to explore theist beliefs and the nature of reality. If you are content with your present religious beliefs, then there is nothing for you here. [70%] 2023-10-24 [Applied Wisdom] [Humanities]...
9. Process Theism: Process theism typically refers to a family of theological ideas originating in, inspired by, or in agreement with the metaphysical orientation of the English philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) and the American philosopher-ornithologist Charles Hartshorne (1897–2000 ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2021-12-24
10. Skeptical Theism: Skeptical theism is a strategy for bringing human cognitive limitations to bear in reply to arguments from evil against the existence of God. This entry will consider the four most prominent forms of skeptical theism. (Philosophy) [70%] 2022-02-27
11. Theism and Humanism: Theism and Humanism is a book by A.J. Balfour published in 1915 based on his 1914 Gifford Lectures. [57%] 2024-01-26 [1915 non-fiction books] [Gifford Lectures books]...
12. Theism and Humanism: Theism and Humanism is a book by A.J. Balfour published in 1915 based on his 1914 Gifford Lectures. [57%] 2023-12-10 [1915 non-fiction books] [Gifford Lectures books]...
13. Liberal theism: Liberal theism is the philosophical and religious belief in the existence of a deity without adhering to an established religion. The exact definition is debatable. (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-11-07 [Theism]
14. Agnostic theism: 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. (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-10-24 [Agnosticism] [Theism]...
15. Skeptical theism: Skeptical theism is the view that people should remain skeptical of their ability to discern whether their perceptions about evil can be considered good evidence against the existence of the orthodox Christian God. The central thesis of skeptical theism is ... (View) [70%] 2023-11-07 [Philosophy of religion] [Christian philosophy]...
16. Post-theism: Post-theism is the belief that the belief in a god belongs to a previous stage of human development and, thus, a division of theism vs. atheism is obsolete. (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-11-02 [Nontheism] [Theism]...
17. Classical theism: Classical theism is a form of theism in which God is characterized as the absolutely metaphysically ultimate being, in contrast to other conceptions such as pantheism, panentheism, polytheism, deism and process theism. Classical theism is a form of monotheism. (God is characterized as the absolutely metaphysically ultimate being) [70%] 2023-11-07 [Philosophy of religion] [Theism]...
18. Immanent theism: Immanent theism is the principle that God is both the Creator of the world and remains immanent in the world by virtue of being its most intimate First Cause. Immanent theism is very similar to certain other theological beliefs. [70%] 2023-06-22 [Types of Theism]
19. Philosophical theism: Philosophical theism is the belief that the Supreme Being exists (or must exist) independent of the teaching or revelation of any particular religion. It represents belief in God entirely without doctrine, except for that which can be discerned by reason ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-10-24 [Theism] [Naturalism (philosophy)]...
20. Skeptical theism: Skeptical theism is a view taken in response to the evidential problem of evil in the philosophy of religion. Skeptical theists accept that God exists and that we can know general truths about God but denies that in any particular ... [70%] 2023-06-24
21. Classical theism: Classical theism is a form of theism in which God is characterized as the absolutely metaphysically ultimate being, in contrast to other conceptions such as pantheism, panentheism, polytheism, deism and process theism. Classical theism is a form of monotheism. (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-11-07 [Philosophy of religion] [Theism]...
22. Dipolar theism: In process theology, dipolar theism is the position that to conceive a perfect God, one must conceive Him as embodying the "good" in sometimes-opposing characteristics, and therefore such a deity cannot be understood to embody only one set of ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-09-22 [Philosophy of religion] [Theism]...
23. Open theism: Open theism, also known as openness theology and free will theism, is a theological movement that has developed within Christianity as a rejection of the synthesis of Greek philosophy and Christian theology. Open theism arises out of the free will ... (Religion) [70%] 2023-10-24 [Christian terminology] [Conceptions of God]...
24. Post-theism: Post-theism is the belief that the belief in a God belongs to a previous stage of human development and, thus, a division of theism vs. atheism is obsolete. (Variant of nontheism) [70%] 2024-10-31 [Nontheism] [Theism]...
25. Atheism vs. theism: The website Allaboutphilosophy.com declares: Desecularization is the process by which religion reasserts its societal influence though religious values, institutions, sectors of society and symbols in reaction to previous and/or co-occurring secularization processes. Desecularization can also occur through ... [57%] 2023-02-26
26. Anti-Theism International Convention 2020: The Anti-Theism International Convention 2020 is an atheist conference scheduled to take place in Brighton, England on April 4th-5th, 2020. The convention is named in to pay tribute to Christopher Hitchens who preferred to call himself an ‘anti ... [44%] 2023-03-01 [Atheism]
27. Arguments for theism and against atheism: The majority of philosophers of religion, or those who have extensively studied the issue of the existence of God, are theists (72 percent). In relation to the debate between theism and atheism, theists often criticize atheism as being contrary to ... [40%] 2023-02-25 [Apologetics]