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24 Cards in this Set
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theism |
the belief in a personal God or gods
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monotheism
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belief in a single personal God
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polytheism
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the belief in many personal gods
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pantheism
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the belief that God is identical with nature or the universe as a whole
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panentheism
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the belief that God and the world are inter-related in such a way that the world exists in God and God exists in the world |
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atheism
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the belief that there is no God
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agnosticism
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the belief that there is insufficient evidence for rational belief or disbelief in the existence of God |
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deism
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the belief in an impersonal creative force who created the universe and withdrew
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mysticism
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belief that God's nature is essentially ineffable
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anthropomorphism
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the attribution of human characteristics or qualities to non-human things
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religious skepticism
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doubt concerning the possibility of knowledge of God's nature or existence
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naturalism
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the belief that the universe and every aspect of human life can in principle be explained solely in terms of the sciences and scientific method
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supernaturalism
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the belief that there exists, in addition to the natural world, a supernatural realm or beings |
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mystical or religious experience
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a purportedly direct encounter with God in trances, prayer, religious ceremonies or in some unusual experience
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revelation
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direct communication by God to human beings
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miracle
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a surprising or unexpected event which does not seem to have a rational or scientific explanation at present, which may violate a law of nature, which sometimes follows prayer, and which is said to be caused by God
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faith
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(1) embracing a belief as true either in the absence of sufficient evidence that it is true or in spite of strong evidence that it is false
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divine attributes
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attributes or characteristics attributed to God or a divine Being
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Omniscience
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all-knowing
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omnipotence
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infinitely powerful
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omnibenevolence
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all-good or all-loving
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theology
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the theory of God or gods and the Divine Order
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natural theology
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what can be known of God through the use of unaided human reasoning
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revealed theology
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that which can be known of God through revelation and/or faith
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