Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender
This entry discusses how the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam deal with God and gender. It includes both traditional r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender - God In The Hebrew Bible
In the first book of the Hebrew Bible, Genesis 1:26, God states "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness....And God created man ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Religion - What Is God?
The question "What is God?" is sometimes also phrased as "What is the meaning of the word 'God'?" Most philosophers expect some sort of d...   » Read the article

Article - Gods In Hinduism: Multiple Paths To The Supreme One  
Earth, water, fire, wind, sky, the astral bodies, dawn, night, thunderstorms and lightning are all worshipped and deified in Hinduism....   » Read the article

Article - Religion: Clash Of The Titans: Faith Vs Reason  
“All religions are ancient monuments to superstition, ignorance and ferocity,” said the French materialist phi-losopher Ba...   » Read the article

Article - Religion: The Spiritual Sword Of Self-denial
Where is your brother, God asked, at the beginning of Biblical history. The original context was that of bloodshed: Brother killing br...   » Read the article

Article - Science And Religion: A Physicist's Faith In Science And God  
God initiated the universe, He created it. But we change the world too. Therefore, we have a responsibility; we have to ensure that we...   » Read the article

Article - Science And Religion: You Are The Father And Son Of God  
Knowledge is divided between phenomenology, science of the changeable and ontology, science of the unchangeable. Ontology is the realm...   » Read the article

Article - Formless God: What Is God's Real Form?
What Is God's Real Form? Does God have a form or is He formless? Adi Sankara preferred a formless God while Ramanujacharya believed that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia - God
God is the term used to denote the Supreme Being ascribed by many religions to be the creator, ruler and/or the sum total of, existence. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia - Religion
Religion (see etymology below) —sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Existence Of God: Encyclopedia - Existence Of God
Many arguments about the existence of God have been proposed by philosophers, theologians, and other thinkers. This article lists some of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creator God: Encyclopedia - Creator God
The Creator God is the divine being that created the omniverse, according to various traditions and faiths. Creator God - Abrahamic relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The City Of God: Encyclopedia - The City Of God
The City of God (Latin: De Civitate Dei, also known as De Civitate Dei contra Paganos: The City of God against the Pagans) is a book writ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God And Gender: Encyclopedia - God And Gender
This entry discusses how the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam deal with God and gender. It includes both traditional r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bumba God: Encyclopedia - Bumba God
In the religion of the Bushongo people, Bumba is the creator god. Bumba dwelt in the primordial waters and vomited up the sun, moon, star...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bel God: Encyclopedia - Bel God
Bel, signifying "lord" or "master", is a title rather than a genuine name, applied to various gods in Babylonian religion. The feminine f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - When God Was A Woman: Encyclopedia - When God Was A Woman
When God Was a Woman is the U.S. title of a book (©1976 ISBN 0-15-696158-X) published earlier in the U.K. as The Paradise Papers. Writt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God In Buddhism: Encyclopedia - God In Buddhism
Buddhism is generally regarded as a non-theistic religion. Although it does teach the existence of “gods” (devas), these are merely h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Religion: Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Religion
Philosophy of religion is the rational study of the meaning and justification of fundamental religious claims, particularly about the nat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariots Of The Gods: Encyclopedia - Chariots Of The Gods
Chariots of the Gods is a controversial book written in 1968 by Erich von Däniken. This non-fiction treatise was adapted for TV as "In S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yaw God: Encyclopedia - Yaw God
Adonis | Anat | Asherah | Astarte | Ba'al | Berith | Dagon | El | Elyon | Elohim | Hadad | Mot | Salem | Shaddai | Yaw Adonai | El | Eloh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion
Babylonian and Assyrian religion was a series of belief systems in places in the early civilisations of the Euphrates valley. This articl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-saxon Religion: Encyclopedia - Anglo-saxon Religion
Anglo-Saxon religion is the religious practices and beliefs of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes of pre-Christian England to about the 7th ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arguments For The Existence Of God: Encyclopedia - Arguments For The Existence Of God
Many arguments for the existence of God have been made over the years. Arguments for the existence of God - Arguments for the necessity o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Nature Of God In Western Theology: Encyclopedia - The Nature Of God In Western Theology
The nature of God in monotheistic religions is a broad topic in Western philosophy of religion and theology, with a very old and distingu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thou Art God: Encyclopedia - Thou Art God
Thou Art God is a statement of divine immanence that is popular within Neopaganism and other religions. The statement is sometimes taken ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender - Jewish Views Of God And Gender
In regard to translating Hebrew names of God into English, most Orthodox Jews and many Conservative Jews hold that it is wrong to use Eng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of God: Encyclopedia - Names Of God
Monotheistic faiths believe that there is a supreme being, who is necessarily unique, and the different names given to that being in diff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Son Of God: Encyclopedia - Son Of God
"Son of God" is a biblical phrase from the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), and the New Testament. According to Christian tradition, it refers to J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creator God: Encyclopedia Ii - Creator God - Abrahamic Religions
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam teach that Creation is the origin of the totality of the omniverse by the action of God. Even more parti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender - Translating The Names Of God Into English
There are a number of ways that one can translate the names of God into English from Hebrew. The Tetragrammaton is composed of the Hebrew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender - Christian Views Of God And Gender
In Christianity, one person of God, the Son, is believed to have become incarnate as a human male. Most Christians believe that the other...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Views On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Views On God And Gender - In Other Indian Religions
The Hindu and Smarta conception regarding God and gender is shared by the Ayyavazhi sect, which refers to its conception of Brahman as Ek...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender - Criticism Of Feminine Reconstructions Of Theology
Grammatically, most of the Hebrew names for God are masculine; a few are grammatically feminine; the grammatical form of words has no bio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Nation Of Gods And Earths: Encyclopedia Ii - The Nation Of Gods And Earths - Five Percent Nation Philosophies Versus Mainstream Religion
While the Nation of Gods and Earths uses many terms that are similar to those used by traditional Muslims (such as Allahu Akbar, etc) and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Existence Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Existence Of God - What Is God? Definition Of God's Existence
What does it mean to assert "God exists"? In this context, the term "God" has typically been used to mean the monotheistic concept of a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God The Father: Encyclopedia Ii - God The Father - God The Father In Monotheism
In two of the three major forms of monotheism, Judaism and Christianity, God is called the Father in part because he is thought to take a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Conceptions Of God
God - Abrahamic conceptions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam see God as a being who created the world and rules over the universe. God ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Conceptions Of God
God - Abrahamic conceptions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam see God as a being who created the world and rules over the universe. God ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Definition
God - Concept of God. In many Western religions, God is usually said to have a specific and clearly defined relationship to, and intere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Names Of God
The noun God is the proper English name used for the deity of monotheistic faiths. Different names for God exist within different religio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Development Of Religion
There are several models for understanding how religions develop. Models which view religion as untrue include: The "Dogma Selection Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Existence Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Existence Of God - Positions On The Existence Of God
Positions on the existence of God can be roughly divided into two camps: Theist and Atheist. Both of these camps can be further divided i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Existence Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Existence Of God - Arguments Against The Existence Of God
There are many arguments which argue that the definitions or descriptions of a god are logically contradictory, demonstrating his non-exi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - History Of Monotheism
See also monotheism, Abrahamic religion. The religions that are monotheistic today are often thought of as having been of relatively rece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God The Father: Encyclopedia Ii - God The Father - God The Father In Christianity
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - History Of Monotheism
See also monotheism, Abrahamic religion. The religions that are monotheistic today are often thought of as having been of relatively rece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Existence Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Existence Of God - Arguments For The Existence Of God
A dispute arose as to whether there are a number of proofs of the existence of God or whether all are not merely parts of one and the sam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Discworld Gods: Encyclopedia Ii - Discworld Gods - Om
Om is an omnipotent, omnipresent (only within the boundaries of the Omnian church) god in the country of Omnia. His temple resides in Kom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - Chronology
There can be considered to have been four periods in the development of the Babylonian-Assyrian religion: the oldest period from c. 3500...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Discworld Gods: Encyclopedia Ii - Discworld Gods - Om
Om is an omnipotent, omnipresent (only within the boundaries of the Omnian church) god in the country of Omnia. His temple resides in Kom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horned God: Encyclopedia Ii - Horned God - Wicca
Gerald Gardner began Wicca in England as what he saw as a revival of ancient Pagan worship, focused on the duality of the Great God and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mathematics And God: Encyclopedia Ii - Mathematics And God - God As The Source Of Rational Order
Many mathematicians have expressed the view that God is in some way responsible for the rational order described so successfully by mathe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yaw God: Encyclopedia Ii - Yaw God - The Problem Of Evil
In the philosophy of religion and theology, the problem of evil is the problem of reconciling the existence of evil or suffering in the w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Existence Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Existence Of God - Arguments Against The Existence Of God
There are many arguments which point out God's logically contradictory definitions, demonstrating his non-existence. For example, can God...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of God - Taboos
Several religions advance taboos related to names of their gods. In some cases, the name may never be spoken, or only spoken by inner-cir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Nation Of Gods And Earths: Encyclopedia Ii - The Nation Of Gods And Earths - Teachings
Although some apologists for the NGE claim that doctrinally, the difference between the Nation of Islam and the Nation of Gods and Earths...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Religion - Questions Asked In Philosophy Of Religion
One might think that philosophy of religion would be an inquiry into the foundations of religions (as Philosophy X is typically an inquir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - Afterlife
Most Abrahamic religions agree that a human being comprises the body, which dies, and the soul, which need not do so. The soul, capable o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - Worship
Worship, ceremonies, and religion-related customs differ substantially between the various Abrahamic religions. Among the few similaritie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - The Coming
Main article: Millennialism In the major Abrahamic religions, there exists the expectation of an individual who will herald the end of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Son Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Son Of God - Son Of God In Other Belief Systems
Human or part-human offspring of deities are very common in other religions and mythologies. In the Rastafari movement it is Haile Selass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arguments For The Existence Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Arguments For The Existence Of God - Arguments For The Belief In God
There are innumerable informal arguments for belief in God. Some, for example, claim to have had personal experiences with God, or revela...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arguments For The Existence Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Arguments For The Existence Of God - Arguments For The Necessity Of God
These arguments can be classified under two headings. First are the strictly logical or metaphysical arguments; these arguments seek to p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Nation Of Gods And Earths: Encyclopedia Ii - The Nation Of Gods And Earths - History
The group was founded by Clarence 13X (Clarence Jowars Smith), who was referred to by Five Percenters as "Allah," and was also called "Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - Patriarchs
There are six notable figures in the Bible prior to Abraham: Adam and Eve, their two sons Cain and Abel, Enoch, and his great-grandson, N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - Ethics
On the ethical side, the religion of Babylonia more particularly, and to a less extent that of Assyria, advances to noticeable conception...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Theology
Theologians attempt to explicate (and in some cases systematize) beliefs; some express their own experience of the divine. Theologians as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Religion - Philosophy Of Religion As A Part Of Metaphysics
Philosophy of religion was classically regarded as a part of metaphysics, after Aristotle, among whose writings was a piece that later ed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Theology
Theologians attempt to explicate (and in some cases systematize) beliefs; some express their own experience of the divine. Theologians as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - The Triads
Anu's unique position as the chief god of the highest heavens was always recognized in the theological system developed by the priests, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deity: Encyclopedia Ii - Deity - Religion
Main article: religion. Theories and narratives about, and modes of worship of, gods are largely a matter of religion. At present, the va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Etymology
The word God continues Old English/Germanic god (guþ, gudis in Gothic, gud in modern Scandinavian and Gott in modern German), from Proto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Etymology
The word God continues Old English/Germanic god (guþ, gudis in Gothic, gud in modern Scandinavian and Gott in modern German), from Proto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í Faith And The Unity Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Bahá'í Faith And The Unity Of Religion - Unity Of Religion
The Bahá'í teachings state that religion has been revealed progressively from the same God through different prophets/messengers, who a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On God
God The unchangeably perfect being who is the first and final cause of the universe, who ensouls the universe and within whom the uni...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On God
God The unchangeably perfect being who is the first and final cause of the universe, who ensouls the universe and within whom the uni...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God, The: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On God, The
God, The - Loving father to all and the perfect compliment to the Goddess. He is viewed as co-creator of the universe. Often Identifie...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On God
GOD: male aspect which pervades all of the universe in vast interrelationships of every possible sort, providing impetus, creative spa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God: Parapsychology Dictionary On God
God: The Universal Spirit; the eternal and all-encompassing intelligence behind all forms, shapes, sentient and insentient matter. 'I...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religion: Parapsychology Dictionary On Religion
Religion: A set of beliefs, including rituals and theological doctrines propounding the glory of the Supremme Spirit (God). 'The opiu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God: New Age Dictionary On God
God - N A being who has "many faces." He (it) is considered a radically immanent being who is often referred to as a "u...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Deity, God: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Deity, God
Deity or God. Intelligence and will superior to the human, forming the intelligent and vital governing essence of the universe, whethe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gods: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Gods
Gods: Mahadevas, "great beings of light."   In Dancing with Siva, the plural form of God refers to extremely advanced ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On God
GOD: Masculine aspect of deity.   (See also: GOD , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - God: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On God
GOD Anything from a psychic projection to a full macrocosmic individual. Einstein, shunning Judeo-Xtian pleadings, defined God as the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gods: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Gods
A Theosophical definition of Gods :   Gods The old pantheons were builded upon an ancient and esoteric wisdom which taught, und...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God: A Christian Theological Dictionary On God
A Christian theological definition of God according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " God T...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On God
God 1.    (Judeo-Christianity) Creator and sustainer of the universe. 2.    (Theosophy) Transcendent a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religion: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Religion
religion 1.    Way or ways that people orient themselves in the world with reference to both ordinary and extraordinar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religion: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Religion
A Christian theological definition of Religion according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religion: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Religion
RELIGION (from religare, to bind book, Latin) 1. way or ways that people orient themselves in the world with reference to both ordinar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On God
God In its widest sense, the origin and root of all that is. Absolute being may be regarded perhaps as one equivalent expression, but ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On God
God (Gods) and Goddess (Goddesses) A generalizing term signifying all self-conscious entities superior to humankind, most often restri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Horned God: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Horned God
Horned God - Consort of the Goddess. The lord of animals and forrests, associated with hunting.   (See also: Horned God , Paga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Virginal God: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Virginal God
virginal: Characteristic of a virgin. Pure. - virginal God: Reference to Lord Karttikeya, the perpetual bachelor, descriptive of His i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Virginal God: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Virginal God
virginal: Characteristic of a virgin. Pure. - virginal God: Reference to Lord Karttikeya, the perpetual bachelor, descriptive of His i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Son Of God: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Son Of God
Son of God This is a title of Christ. It is also, in A Course in Miracles, used to refer to all of creation.   (See also: Son...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Son Of God: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Son Of God
A Christian theological definition of Son of God according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article