Encyclopedia - Naturalistic Pantheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Naturalistic Pantheism - Adherents
Adherents feel that naturalistic pantheism might best be understood through the teachings of Spinoza and Taoism historically, and the Uni...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adhere: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Adhere
adhere: To remain attached or faithful, as to a leader, society, principle, etc. (See also: Adhere , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adhere: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Adhere
adhere: To remain attached or faithful, as to a leader, society, principle, etc. (See also: Adhere , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul) &...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Chant
A Buddhist chant is a form of musical verse or incantation, in some ways analogous to Hindu or Christian religious recitations. They exis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prosperity Theology: Encyclopedia - Prosperity Theology
Prosperity theology or Prosperity doctrine is a doctrine commonly found in televangelists and pentecostal churches which claims God wants...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Chant: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Chant
A Buddhist chant is a form of musical verse or incantation, in some ways analogous to Hindu or Christian religious recitations. They exis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Major World Religions: Encyclopedia - Major World Religions
Major world religions have been distinguished from minor religions using a variety of methods, though any such division naturally reflect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Astronaut Theory: Encyclopedia - Ancient Astronaut Theory
Ancient astronaut theory is a term used to describe the theories of ancient extraterrestrial contact being involved in some way with the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws
The Noahide Laws (Hebrew: שבע מצוות בני נח -- Seven Noahide Laws), also called the Brit Noah ("Covenant [of] Noah") are the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism was once the "official" religion of Sassanid (Sassanian) Persia, and played an important role in the Achaemenid as well as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Neopaganism
Neopaganism (sometimes Neo-Paganism) describes a heterogeneous group of new religious movements, particularly those influenced by ancient...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan
Pakistan has a rich and unique cultural heritage, and has actively preserved its established traditions throughout history. Many cultural...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arjuna: Encyclopedia - Arjuna
In Hindu mythology, Arjuna is one of the heroes of the epic Mahabharata. His name means 'bright', 'shining', or 'silver' [1]. He was the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Number Of Adherents
Adherents.com estimates there are one million Neopagans. It is necessary to define clearly who is included in any estimate, as Neopagan c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism
Reconstructions of the traditions of Germanic paganism began with 19th century Romanticism. From the 1960s, various Neopagan movements ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Number Of Adherents
Adherents.com estimates there are one million Neopagans. It is necessary to define clearly who is included in any estimate, as Neopagan c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - Adherents
Small but thriving Zoroastrian communities are found in India, Pakistan, Iran, as well as major urban areas in United States, Canada, Eng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - Adherents
Small but thriving Zoroastrian communities are found in India, Pakistan, Iran, as well as major urban areas in United States, Canada, Eng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Adherents
Teachings in the book are compelling to many readers because they offer a point of view that reconciles man's discrepancies between moder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - Adherents
The number of "Taoists" is difficult to estimate, partly for definitional reasons (who counts as a Taoist?), and partly for practical one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - Pentecostal Denominations And Adherents
Christianity Today reported in an article titled World Growth at 19 Million a Year that according to historian Vinson Synan, dean of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Luminiferous Aether: Encyclopedia Ii - Luminiferous Aether - Continuing Adherents
Most current physicists do not see a need to have a medium for light to propagate. The combination of relativity and quantum mechanics se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Neopaganism - Distribution Of Adherents
Today, Germanic Neopaganism is practiced primarily in Scandinavia, Germany, Britain, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Small comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Astronaut Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Astronaut Theory - Adherents And Evidence
Ancient Astronaut theories have been advanced by authors such as Charles Fort (1919), Peter Kolosimo (in his 1957 book, Il pianeta sconos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legalism Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Legalism Theology - As A Label For Adherence To Manmade Rules
In addition to the primary definition of legalism (in which it refers to works for salvation), the term "legalism" is commonly used to re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of God With Signs Following: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of God With Signs Following - Number Of Adherents
The exact membership is unknown, and has recently been estimated as low as 10002 and as high as 50003, with possibly fifty to a hundred c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexuality - Spreading Sexual Morality To Non-adherents
Many cultures attempt to codify their prescriptions concerning individual sexual behaviours. Such codifications are frequently enacted as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elliott Wave Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Elliott Wave Theory - Reference
"The Elliott Wave Principle" by Frost & Prechter. Published by New Classics Library P.O. Box 1618 Gainsville Georgia 30503. Co-author...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Astronaut Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Astronaut Theory - Earlier Ideas
Earlier sources — while generally not referencing ancient astronauts per se — suggest the creation of some monuments was beyond human...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Astronaut Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Astronaut Theory - Ancient Astronauts In Fiction
The ancient astronaut theory has been addressed frequently in science fiction and weird fiction. Early occurrences in the genres include ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elliott Wave Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Elliott Wave Theory - Criticism
The theory is far from universally accepted. Critics deride it as being too vague to be useful, since there is not always a clear definit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guelphs And Ghibellines: Encyclopedia Ii - Guelphs And Ghibellines - History
Guelph (sometimes spelled Guelf) is most probably an Italian form of Welf, the family of the dukes of Bavaria (including the namesake Wel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Major World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Major World Religions - Defined By Population
One way to define a major religion is by the number of current adherents. Population numbers by religion are computed by combination of c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cartesian Materialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cartesian Materialism - Controversies And Criticisms
Cartesian materialism - A philosophy without adherents?. Perhaps the primary objection to Dennett's use of the term Cartesian materiali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legalism Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Legalism Theology - In Later Christian Theology
In Protestant, Evangelical, Christian theology, especially in popular versions of the same, the charge of legalism is an accusation of ig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legalism Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Legalism Theology - In The New Testament
A number of Biblical passages indicate that the tension between legalism and antinomianism goes back to the very beginnings of Christiani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Luminiferous Aether: Encyclopedia Ii - Luminiferous Aether - The History Of Light And Aether
See also timeline of luminiferous aether. Isaac Newton had assumed that light was made up of numerous small particles, in order to explai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Luminiferous Aether: Encyclopedia Ii - Luminiferous Aether - Aether And Classical Mechanics
The key difficulty with the aether hypothesis arose from the juxtaposition of the two well-established theories of Newtonian dynamics and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Luminiferous Aether: Encyclopedia Ii - Luminiferous Aether - Experiments
Numerous experiments were carried out in the late 1800s to test for this "aether wind" effect, but most were open to dispute due to low a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Luminiferous Aether: Encyclopedia Ii - Luminiferous Aether - End Of Aether?
Aether theory was dealt another blow when the Galilean transformation and Newtonian dynamics were both modified by Albert Einstein's spec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of God With Signs Following: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of God With Signs Following - Worship
The practice usually consists of a worship service with singing, praying, speaking in tongues and preaching. The front of the church, beh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Usage Of The Term 'neopagan'
The term "Neopagan" is used by academics and adherents alike to denote those Pagan traditions which are largely modern in origin, or whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dominion Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Dominion Theology - Sub-articles
Dominion Theology - Christian Reconstructionism. An example of Dominionism in reformed theology is Christian Reconstructionism. While a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Usage Of The Term 'neopagan'
The term "Neopagan" is used by academics and adherents alike to denote those Pagan traditions which are largely modern in origin, or whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Definition Of Noahides
According to rabbinic Judaism, as expressed in the Talmud, the Noahide Laws apply to all humanity through their descent from one paternal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - Specific Zoroastrian Concepts
Zoroastrianism teaches many of the concepts found in the major Abrahamic faiths such as Heaven, Hell, Day of judgement, the concept of Sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - Holy Book
The Holy Book of Zoroastrianism is called the Zend Avesta. The Zend is the commentary on the teaching and the Avesta is the original teac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - History
Zoroastrianism was the favored religion of the two great dynasties of ancient Persia, the Achaemenids and Sassanids. However, because we ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - Principles Of Modern-day Zoroastrianism
Some major Zoroastrian concepts: Equality of sex. Men and women are equal in all manners within society. Cleanliness of the environment....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - History
During Christianization, Christianity became itself suffused by pagan elements, but it was not until the High Middle Ages that interest o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Historical Sources
Many Neopagans and Neopagan traditions attempt to incorporate historical religions and mythologies into their beliefs and practices, ofte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Pantheon
Most Neopagan traditions are polytheistic, but the interpretation of the concept of deity may vary widely, including pantheistic, deist, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Worship And Ritual
Many Neopagan movements overlap with occultism, witchcraft and magic. Wicca in particular emphasizes the role of witchcraft and ritual. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Concepts Of Divinity
While today's Neopaganism does continue many beliefs and practices of previous forms of Paganism, including many gods and goddesses, it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Traditions
A sect within Neopaganism is sometimes referred to as a "tradition," although this term is more properly used to define a sect within a p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Roots
Pakistan has a very rich cultural and traditional background going back to Indus Valley Civilization, 2800 BC–1800 BC. The region that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Film And Television
Traditionally, the government-owned Pakistan Television (PTV) has been the dominant media player in Pakistan. However past decade has see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Sexual Conservatism & Cultural Taboos
Pakistanis are highly spiritual people. The translation of Pakistan's name meaning land of the pure, implies spiritual purity. And one of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Globalization
Increasing globalization has increased the influence of "Western culture" in Pakistan. Pakistan ranks 46th in the world on the Kearney/FP...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Food
Pakistani food is good and similar that of northern India, with a dollop of Persian, Turkish and Middle Eastern influence thrown in for g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cartesian Materialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cartesian Materialism - History
The name Cartesian materialism is slightly misleading, since it should be noted that Descartes himself never subscribed to it. Cartesian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autistic Spectrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Autistic Spectrum - Autistic Traits
Behaviorally, certain characteristics identify the autism spectrum: Autistic spectrum - Social impairment. Lack of observed desire for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - History
During Christianization, Christianity became itself suffused by pagan elements, but it was not until the High Middle Ages that interest o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Historical Sources
Many Neopagans and Neopagan traditions attempt to incorporate historical religions and mythologies into their beliefs and practices, ofte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Pantheon
Most Neopagan traditions are polytheistic, but the interpretation of the concept of deity may vary widely, including pantheistic, deist, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Worship And Ritual
Many Neopagan movements overlap with occultism, witchcraft and magic. Wicca in particular emphasizes the role of witchcraft and ritual. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Concepts Of Divinity
While today's Neopaganism does continue many beliefs and practices of previous forms of Paganism, including many gods and goddesses, it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Traditions
A sect within Neopaganism is sometimes referred to as a "tradition," although this term is more properly used to define a sect within a p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - Holy Book
The Holy Book of Zoroastrianism is called the Zend Avesta. The Zend is the commentary on the teaching and the Avesta is the original teac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - History
Zoroastrianism was the favored religion of the two great dynasties of ancient Persia, the Achaemenids and Sassanids. However, because we ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arjuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Arjuna - Personality
Arjuna is depicted as a wholesome and well-rounded personality, a healthy mind in a healthy body, a person whom any mother, wife and frie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arjuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Arjuna - The Kurukshetra War
Upon finishing the period of their exile, the Pandavas claim their kingdom back from the Kauravas, who will not hear of it. War breaks ou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arjuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Arjuna - After The War
At the successful conclusion of the war, Arjuna is appointed Commander in Chief by his brother, King Yudhisthira, who conducts the Asvame...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - Principal Beliefs
Ahura Mazda is the beginning and the end, the creator of everything which can and cannot be seen, the Eternal, the Pure and the only Trut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - The Prophet
Relatively little is known about the Prophet Zoroaster and even the period he lived in is disputed. Usually he is placed roughly near 100...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - Famous Zoroastrians
Famous Parsis include the founder of Indian Civil Aviation and legendary industrialist J. R. D. Tata, Phirozeshah Mehta, Dadabhai Naoroji...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Sports
The most popular sport, followed religiously in Pakistan, is cricket. Pakistan has historically produced several multi-talented players w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - The Seven Laws
The seven laws are: Avodah zarah - Do not worship false gods/idols. Shefichat damim - Do not murder. Gezel - Do not steal. Gilui arayot ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Subdividing The Seven Laws
Various rabbinic sources have different positions on the way the seven laws are to be subdivided in categories. Maimonides (Melakhim 10:6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Recent Developments
Judaism does not usually support proselytization, but some Jewish groups have been active in promoting Noahidism among non-Jews, particul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Other Religions As Noahide
From the Jewish perspective, if a non-Jew keeps all of the laws entailed in the categories covered by the Seven Noahide commandments, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Origin
According to the Biblical narrative, the Deluge covered the whole world killing everyone except Noah and his family and the creatures of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cartesian Materialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cartesian Materialism - Arguments Against Cartesian Materialism
In Consciousness Explained (1991), Dennett proposes a multiple drafts model of consciousness as an alternative to the centralized version...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Say's Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Say's Law - What Say Said
James Mill was to restate Say's Law as "production of commodities creates, and is the one and universal cause which creates a market for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Say's Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Say's Law - Modern Interpretations
A modern way of expressing Say's Law is that there can never be a general glut.[2] Instead of there being an excess supply (glut or surpl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autistic Spectrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Autistic Spectrum - Adhd And Autism
Some research has indicated a possible genetic and behavioral connection between ADHD and autism. As a result, some clinicians have sugge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - The Prophet
Relatively little is known about the Prophet Zoroaster and even the period in which he lived is disputed. Usually he is placed roughly ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Secondary And Controversial Works
Part IV of The Urantia Book can be found as a separate book. It is titled, Jesus — A New Revelation published by the Michael Foundation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Neopaganism - Artistic Output And Influence
Grown out of 19th century Romanticism, the Viking revival had associations with the Gothic novel and Romantic art such as the Pre-Raphael...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - Theology
Theologically, most Pentecostal denominations are aligned with Evangelicalism in that they emphasize the reliability of the Bible and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Comparisons To Other World Religions
Numerous facets of the book are recognizeable in other world religions, such as Buddhism's teachings of compassion and peacefulness. Ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - Theology
Theologically, most Pentecostal denominations are aligned with Evangelicalism in that they emphasize the reliability of the Bible and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Symbols
A symbol described in The Urantia Book consists of three concentric blue circles on a white background. The circles are said to have symb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Overview Of The Urantia Book
Each section of The Urantia Book follows an orderly and well-developed structure intended to fill a mandate indicated in the Foreword to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Teachings
In The Urantia Book, God is the creator of all things and resides at the center of creation on the eternal "Isle of Paradise". He is the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Comparison To Christianity
The Urantia Book has somewhat erroneously been associated with the New Age movement, likely because its origin is thought by some to be t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Mystery Of Origin
There is a controversial mystery surrounding the origin of the Urantia Papers, its authors and its material. In one story there is a pers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Criticism
The Urantia Book has not received a great deal of formal or public critical analysis. From a skeptical point of view, some common content...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Consideration As Literature
The Urantia Book has been enjoyed as a form of science fiction, historical fiction, or fantasy. The Urantia Book is noted for its high le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Neopaganism - Terminology
Germanic neopaganism - Ásatrú. Ásatrú is an Old Norse compound derived from Ása, the genitive of Áss, which refers to the Aesir, ...   » Read the article