Transcript Theism - University of Mount Union
Religion
Definitions of some terms
Theism
Atheism (not-God-ism) there is no God Agnosticism -- God cannot be known Deism -- God is absent Polytheism (many-gods-ism) there are many personal gods each has control on various aspects of life Henotheism believes in many gods but restricts its allegiance to one God
Theism (cont.)
Pantheism (God-is-all-ism) God is identical with nature and the world as a whole Panentheism (everything-in-God) everything ultimately exists in god Monotheism (one-God-ism) there is only one supreme Being Dualistic deism: the divine and the world (creation) are separated.
Theism
Atheism (not-God-ism) there is no God Agnosticism -- God cannot be known
Deism -- God is absent Polytheism (many-gods-ism) there are many personal gods each has control on various aspects of life
More Theisms
Henotheism believes in many gods but restricts its allegiance to one God
Theism (cont.)
Pantheism (God-is-all-ism) God is identical with nature and the universe as a whole Panentheism (everything-in God) everything ultimately exists in god
Monotheism (one-God-ism) there is only one supreme Being
More Sources
http://www.toel.org.uk/timages/atheism.jpg
http://www.nd.edu/~jquinn/humanism/images/huxley.jpg
http://baci.duluth.com/images/blackewe1.jpg
http://www.polytheism.com/egypha.jpg
http://www.polytheism.com/naturegod.jpg
http://www.polytheism.com/hivish.jpg
http://www.polytheism.com/isis1.jpg
http://www.nexusdomain.org/religions/ZEUSKERAVNIOS.jpg
http://www.ghsd.k12.mi.us/KLICK/members/Jessi/spacepages/PLANETS.jpg
http://members.aol.com/Heraklit1/images/m100-sce.jpg
http://www.hereinstead.com/sys-tmpl/nss-folder/1pictures/mgodsmaller.jpg