Religion

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Religion

• Definitions of some terms

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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

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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.

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Theism

• Agnosticism -- God cannot be known

• Atheism (not-God-ism) there is no God

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• Polytheism (many-gods-ism) there are many
  personal gods each has control on various aspects
  of life

• Deism -- God is absent

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More Theisms

• Henotheism believes in many gods but restricts
  its allegiance to one God

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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

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• Monotheism (one-God-ism) there is only one
  supreme Being

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More Sources

• http//www.toel.org.uk/timages/atheism.jpg
• http//www.nd.edu/jquinn/humanism/images/huxley.j
  pg
• 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/spac
  epages/PLANETS.jpg
• http//members.aol.com/Heraklit1/images/m100-sce.j
  pg
• http//www.hereinstead.com/sys-tmpl/nss-folder/1pi
  ctures/mgodsmaller.jpg