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In the Philosophy of religion, the belief in God as unitary being. There are three major views of the role of God in the world in this context: proper Theism is the view that God is immanent? in the world, yet transcends? it; Deism is the view that God created the world but does not interact with it; and the view that the world is the whole or a part of God is called Pantheism or Panentheism respectively. |
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In the Philosophy of religion, Theism is the belief in God as unitary being. There are four major views of the role of God in the world in this context: proper Theism is the view that God is immanent? in the world, yet transcends? it; Deism is the view that God created the world but does not interact with it; Pantheism is the the view that the world is identical to God; and Panentheism is the view that the world entirely contained within God, while at the same time God is something greater than just the world. |
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More generically, the belief in one or more gods. |
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More generically, theism can be described as the belief in one or more gods. |
The monotheistic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, are typically theistic.
More generically, theism can be described as the belief in one or more gods.
Compare: Deism, Atheism, Agnosticism, Pantheism, Panentheism
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