Add to ORKGOur standard scheme for describing and classifying different sorts of religious belief, the trichotomy monotheism-polytheism-atheism, is confused and confusing. In this paper I display some of the confusions and work out a better conceptual scheme, analyzing the concepts deity, god, and ultimate. I then suggest a conservatively revised terminology, discuss historical precedents for this, and show how my suggestions clarify various problems of classification
The study revisits, in a critical and creative manner pertaining mainly to philosophy of religion a...
This paper is an English version of the paper that was published in German under the title: "Über di...
The Hindu concept of divinity is a fascinating discussion and always provokes a long debate. As the ...
Our standard scheme for describing and classifying different sorts of religious belief, the trichoto...
Hinduism is commonly thought to represent polytheism. This label reflects a superficial perception o...
Israel’s view of God and his relationship to other divine beings in the Hebrew Bible has long been t...
In this era we, human beings upon earth, revolve around religious war, be it open or covert, in whic...
The Christian concept of 'God' names a category with surprisingly heterogeneous contents. In the Old...
In the contemporary academic domains, there are incidents where ‘monotheism’ and ‘tawhid’ are employ...
Hinduism is commonly thought to represent polytheism. This label reflects a superficial perception o...
Comparative religion should not remain isolated from other sciences. To enable interdisciplinary dia...
Hinduism is commonly thought to represent polytheism. This label reflects a superficial perception o...
Monotheism has been commonly claimed as the form of worldview the Old Testament authors held origina...
In this paper, I defend the suggestion that to be God is just to be the one and only god, where to b...
James McGrath\u27s contribution to the forthcoming edition, Vocabulary for the Study of Religion
The study revisits, in a critical and creative manner pertaining mainly to philosophy of religion a...
This paper is an English version of the paper that was published in German under the title: "Über di...
The Hindu concept of divinity is a fascinating discussion and always provokes a long debate. As the ...
Our standard scheme for describing and classifying different sorts of religious belief, the trichoto...
Hinduism is commonly thought to represent polytheism. This label reflects a superficial perception o...
Israel’s view of God and his relationship to other divine beings in the Hebrew Bible has long been t...
In this era we, human beings upon earth, revolve around religious war, be it open or covert, in whic...
The Christian concept of 'God' names a category with surprisingly heterogeneous contents. In the Old...
In the contemporary academic domains, there are incidents where ‘monotheism’ and ‘tawhid’ are employ...
Hinduism is commonly thought to represent polytheism. This label reflects a superficial perception o...
Comparative religion should not remain isolated from other sciences. To enable interdisciplinary dia...
Hinduism is commonly thought to represent polytheism. This label reflects a superficial perception o...
Monotheism has been commonly claimed as the form of worldview the Old Testament authors held origina...
In this paper, I defend the suggestion that to be God is just to be the one and only god, where to b...
James McGrath\u27s contribution to the forthcoming edition, Vocabulary for the Study of Religion
The study revisits, in a critical and creative manner pertaining mainly to philosophy of religion a...
This paper is an English version of the paper that was published in German under the title: "Über di...
The Hindu concept of divinity is a fascinating discussion and always provokes a long debate. As the ...