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The Nature of Religion and Beliefs
Beliefs
Lovelace and White (2002) Beliefs, Values and Traditions. ed. Heinemann: London. p.6 - 7
The Nature of Religion and Beliefs
Shared Beliefs
One God Monotheism There is only one God
Many Gods Polytheism There are many gods.
God/gods can be:
All powerful Omnipotent
God is the ‘first cause’ and through him all life first came into existence. He creates and controls all of nature
All knowing Omniscient
God has unlimited knowledge about everything. Nothing can be hidden from him.
Beyond Transcendent
God exists outside the world and is not bound by the same limits as humans who live in time and space
Within ImmanentGod is also ever-present everywhere within the universe
Lovelace and White (2002) Beliefs, Values and Traditions. ed. Heinemann: London. p.6 - 7