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| | |  Western Mysticism: Encyclopedia II - The nature of God in Western theology - Mysticism and anthropomorphism
Theologians and philosophers also debate a broader issue about the nature of God: how are we to understand what sort of thing God is? Consider these three things we say about God: first, God is a spirit; second, God is the creator of the world; and third, God exists apart from space and time. All three of those things are said, in the big monotheistic religions, of the same beingSee also:The nature of God in Western theology, The nature of God in Western theology - Background: on investigating the nature of God, The nature of God in Western theology - Questions about traditional definitions of God, The nature of God in Western theology - Mysticism and anthropomorphism, The nature of God in Western theology - God's will: will as a fundamental characteristic of God, The nature of God in Western theology - Proofs of God Read more here: » The nature of God in Western theology: Encyclopedia II - The nature of God in Western theology - Mysticism and anthropomorphism |
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| | | | Western Mysticism: Encyclopedia II - Western mystery tradition - History The Western mystery tradition traditionally started in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Rome and Israel, while it contains many characteristics from the Pagan people of Ancient Britain and Scandinavia, such as the Celts.
Ancient figures associated with the Western tradition include Plato, Pythagoras and other Greek philosophers, Hermes Trismegistus, Akhenaten and other pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece were the most known sources of what we currently call Western Mystery Tradition. Egypt was considered more advanced in mysticism, and thus many Ancient Greek philosophers t ...
See also:Western mystery tradition, Western mystery tradition - History, Western mystery tradition - The Dark Ages, Western mystery tradition - The European Enlightenment, Western mystery tradition - The Second World War, Western mystery tradition - The Collapse of the Soviet Union, Western mystery tradition - Today, Western mystery tradition - Philosophy, Western mystery tradition - Initiation, Western mystery tradition - The Main Themes, Western mystery tradition - The Teachings, Western mystery tradition - Organisations, Western mystery tradition - People, Western mystery tradition - Texts Read more here: » Western mystery tradition: Encyclopedia II - Western mystery tradition - History |
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| | | | Western Mysticism: Encyclopedia II - The nature of God in Western theology - Background: on investigating the nature of God Upon being asked what God is, it is natural for some to answer: "I don't know--no one knows. And that's as it should be. God is totally beyond the comprehension of mere finite beings such as ourselves, and we should not go about pretending that we can know what God is." There is something paradoxical about this position, namely, if one believes that the nature of God is totally unknown, but one nevertheless says that one believes that God exists, then one cannot even say what it is that one is believing in. Suppose someone tell ...
See also:The nature of God in Western theology, The nature of God in Western theology - Background: on investigating the nature of God, The nature of God in Western theology - Questions about traditional definitions of God, The nature of God in Western theology - Mysticism and anthropomorphism, The nature of God in Western theology - God's will: will as a fundamental characteristic of God, The nature of God in Western theology - Proofs of God Read more here: » The nature of God in Western theology: Encyclopedia II - The nature of God in Western theology - Background: on investigating the nature of God |
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| | | | Western Mysticism: Encyclopedia II - The nature of God in Western theology - Questions about traditional definitions of God What follows is a typical definition of "God," which, perhaps with some adjustments, would be acceptable to many within the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths:
God is an eternally existent spirit that exists apart from space and time, is the creator of the world. God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and also all-loving.
Several aspects of this definition appear, to many thinkers, to need some explanation. There are two different kinds of questions we might raise about aspects of the definition. First, what do variou ...
See also:The nature of God in Western theology, The nature of God in Western theology - Background: on investigating the nature of God, The nature of God in Western theology - Questions about traditional definitions of God, The nature of God in Western theology - Mysticism and anthropomorphism, The nature of God in Western theology - God's will: will as a fundamental characteristic of God, The nature of God in Western theology - Proofs of God Read more here: » The nature of God in Western theology: Encyclopedia II - The nature of God in Western theology - Questions about traditional definitions of God |
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| | | | Western Mysticism: Encyclopedia II - Dualism - Theological usage
Dualism - Western or theistic usage.
Main Article: Theology
In theology, dualism can refer to ditheism: the belief that there are two basic principles, usually personified as deities, that work in polar opposition to each other. For example, one god is good, the other evil; or one god works for order, the other for chaos. Both the Zoroastrian religion, three millennia old and still extant, and the essentially dead gnostic religion (and its variations such as, Manichaeism, Bogomils, Cat ...
See also:Dualism, Dualism - Theological usage, Dualism - Western or theistic usage, Dualism - Eastern or mystic usage, Dualism - Usage in philosophy of mind, Dualism - Usage in philosophy of science, Dualism - Usage in physics, Dualism - Usage in contemporary feminist theory, Dualism - Usage in recent religious and philosophical movements Read more here: » Dualism: Encyclopedia II - Dualism - Theological usage |
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| | | | Western Mysticism: Encyclopedia II - Dualism - Usage in contemporary feminist theory An interesting theory relating to dualism and a contemporary feminist world view is presented by Susan Bordo. Bordo contends that dualism has shaped Western culture since the time of Plato, through Augustine and Descartes, up to the present day.
All three of these philosophers provide instructions, rules or models as to how to gain control over the body, with the ultimate aim of learning to live without it. The mind is superior to the body, and strength comes from disreg ...
See also:Dualism, Dualism - Theological usage, Dualism - Western or theistic usage, Dualism - Eastern or mystic usage, Dualism - Usage in philosophy of mind, Dualism - Usage in philosophy of science, Dualism - Usage in physics, Dualism - Usage in contemporary feminist theory, Dualism - Usage in recent religious and philosophical movements Read more here: » Dualism: Encyclopedia II - Dualism - Usage in contemporary feminist theory |
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| | | | Western Mysticism: Encyclopedia II - Dualism - Usage in recent religious and philosophical movements In recent years, with world travel and rapid communication systems, the distinction between "eastern" and "western" philosophy has been less significant than in previous times. In the wake of these changes new religious and philosophical movements have drawn freely upon all the world's philosophy to create syntheses and compendia based around new age and holistic ideas. Dualism is often cited within these group ...
See also:Dualism, Dualism - Theological usage, Dualism - Western or theistic usage, Dualism - Eastern or mystic usage, Dualism - Usage in philosophy of mind, Dualism - Usage in philosophy of science, Dualism - Usage in physics, Dualism - Usage in contemporary feminist theory, Dualism - Usage in recent religious and philosophical movements Read more here: » Dualism: Encyclopedia II - Dualism - Usage in recent religious and philosophical movements |
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| | | | Western Mysticism: Encyclopedia II - Dualism - Usage in philosophy of mind Main Article: Mind-body dualism
In philosophy of mind, dualism is any of a narrow variety of views about the relationship between mind and matter, which claims that mind and matter are two ontologically separate categories. In particular, mind-body dualism claims that neither the mind nor matter can be reduced to each other in any way, and thus is opposed to materialism in general, and reductive materialism in particular. Mind-body dualism can exist as substance dualism which claims that the mind and the body are composed of a ...
See also:Dualism, Dualism - Theological usage, Dualism - Western or theistic usage, Dualism - Eastern or mystic usage, Dualism - Usage in philosophy of mind, Dualism - Usage in philosophy of science, Dualism - Usage in physics, Dualism - Usage in contemporary feminist theory, Dualism - Usage in recent religious and philosophical movements Read more here: » Dualism: Encyclopedia II - Dualism - Usage in philosophy of mind |
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| | | | Western Mysticism: Encyclopedia II - Western mystery tradition - Philosophy Today, the Western mystery tradition is a mixture of ancient philosophy, paganistic and Christian thought, medieval ideas, and also contains some imports from Asia and modern Science. However, the true Tradition, seems to focus on individual spiritual progress through initiation into some sort of brotherhood, group rituals, study of philosophy and the cosmic laws and their practical application with the aims of alchemy, meditation, divination and ritual magic.
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See also:Western mystery tradition, Western mystery tradition - History, Western mystery tradition - The Dark Ages, Western mystery tradition - The European Enlightenment, Western mystery tradition - The Second World War, Western mystery tradition - The Collapse of the Soviet Union, Western mystery tradition - Today, Western mystery tradition - Philosophy, Western mystery tradition - Initiation, Western mystery tradition - The Main Themes, Western mystery tradition - The Teachings, Western mystery tradition - Organisations, Western mystery tradition - People, Western mystery tradition - Texts Read more here: » Western mystery tradition: Encyclopedia II - Western mystery tradition - Philosophy |
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