Monotheism

Experiences Practices Belief Esotericism Faith Fideism Gnosis Hermeticism Metaphysics Mysticism Prayer Revelation Worship Related topics Euthyphro dilemma God complex God gene Theology Ontology Problem of evil ( theodicy ) Religion philosophy texts Portrayals of God in popular media Religion portal v t e Monotheism (from Greek μόνος ) is the belief in theology that only one diety exists. The concept of "monotheism" tends to be dominated by the concept of God in the Abrahamic religions , such as Judaism , Christianity , Islam and Druze , the Platonic concept of God as put forward by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite , as well as the Advaita , Dvaita and Vishishtadvaita philosophies of Hinduism , although the latter philosophies admit the existence of a plethora of divine beings including less-powerful deities such as devas . Sikhism on the other hand, is a monotheistic Indian religion , in contrast to many schools of Hinduism and the other Indian religions. Due to its Abrahamic association, the concept of monotheism has often been defined in contrast to polytheistic and pantheistic religions, and monotheism tends to overlap with other unitary concepts, such as monism . Ostensibly monotheistic religions may still include concepts of a plurality of the divine. Additionally, most Christian churches teach Jesus to be two natures (divine and human) , each possessing the full attributes of that nature, without mixture or intermingling of those attributes. This view is not shared by all Christians, notably the Oriental Orthodox ( miaphysite ) churches. Catholics venerate the saints , (among them Mary ), as human beings who had remarkable qualities, lived their faith in God to the extreme and are believed to be capable of interceding in the process of salvation for others. The concept of monotheism in Islam and Judaism however, is far more direct, God's oneness being understood as absolutely unquestionable. “Monotheism”, in Britannica, 15th ed.

Experiences Practices Belief Esotericism Faith Fideism Gnosis Hermeticism Metaphysics Mysticism Prayer Revelation Worship Related topics Euthyphro dilemma God complex God gene Theology Ontology Problem of evil ( theodicy ) Religion philosophy texts Portrayals of God in popular media Religion portal v t e Monotheism is defined by the Encyclopædia Britannica as belief in the existence of one god or in the oneness of God. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church gives a more restricted definition: "belief in one personal and transcendent God", as opposed to polytheism and pantheism . A distinction may be made between exclusive monotheism, and both inclusive monotheism and pluriform monotheism which, while recognising many distinct gods, postulate some underlying unity. Monotheism characterizes the traditions of Babism , the Bahá'í Faith , Cao Dai (Caodaiism) , Cheondoism (Cheondogyo) , Christianity , Deism , Eckankar , Islam , Judaism , Rastafari , Ravidassia religion , Seicho no Ie , Shaivism , Shaktism , Sikhism , Tenrikyo (Tenriism) , Vaishnavism , and Zoroastrianism and elements of the belief are discernible in numerous other religions including Atenism and Ancient Chinese religion . The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 ed.).

A narrower definition of monotheism is the belief in the existence of only one god that created the world, is omnipotent , omnipresent and omniscient , and intervenes in the world. A distinction may be made between exclusive monotheism, and both inclusive monotheism and pluriform ( panentheistic ) monotheism which, while recognising various distinct gods, postulate some underlying unity. Monotheism is distinguished from henotheism , a religious system in which the believer worships one god without denying that others may worship different gods with equal validity, and monolatrism , the recognition of the existence of many gods but with the consistent worship of only one deity. The term " monolatry " was perhaps first used by Julius Wellhausen . The broader definition of monotheism characterizes the traditions of Bábism , the Baháʼí Faith , Balinese Hinduism , Cao Dai (Caodaiism) , Cheondoism (Cheondogyo) , Christianity , Deism , Druze faith, Eckankar , Hindu sects such as Shaivism and Vaishnavism , Islam , Judaism , Mandaeism , Rastafari , Seicho no Ie , Sikhism , Tengrism (Tangrism), Tenrikyo (Tenriism) , Yazidism , and Zoroastrianism , and elements of pre-monotheistic thought are found in early religions such as Atenism , ancient Chinese religion , and Yahwism . The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 ed.). Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics . Christianity's status as monotheistic is affirmed in, among other sources, the Catholic Encyclopedia (article " Monotheism "); William F. Albright , From the Stone Age to Christianity ; H. The Druze & Their Faith in Tawhid .

Belief that there is only one god "Monotheist" redirects here. Experiences Practices Belief Esotericism Faith Fideism Gnosis Hermeticism Metaphysics Mysticism Prayer Revelation Worship Related topics Euthyphro dilemma God complex God gene Theology Ontology Problem of evil ( theodicy ) Religion philosophy texts Portrayals of God in popular media Religion portal v t e Monotheism is the belief that there is only one deity , an all-supreme being that is universally referred to as God . A distinction may be made between exclusive monotheism, in which the one God is a singular existence, and both inclusive and pluriform monotheism, in which multiple gods or godly forms are recognized, but each are postulated as extensions of the same God. Monotheism is distinguished from henotheism , a religious system in which the believer worships one God without denying that others may worship different gods with equal validity, and monolatrism , the recognition of the existence of many gods but with the consistent worship of only one deity. The term monolatry was perhaps first used by Julius Wellhausen . Monotheism characterizes the traditions of Bábism , the Baháʼí Faith , Cheondoism , Christianity , Deism , Druzism , Eckankar , Sikhism , some sects of Hinduism (such as Shaivism and Vaishnavism ), Islam , Judaism , Samaritanism , Mandaeism , Rastafari , Seicho-no-Ie , Tenrikyo , Yazidism , and Atenism . Elements of monotheistic thought are found in early religions such as Zoroastrianism , ancient Chinese religion , and Yahwism . The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics . Albright , From the Stone Age to Christianity ; H. The Druze & Their Faith in Tawhid . Introduction to the Bible . The Journal of Hindu Studies . 6 (3).