Theism

The term theism, obtained from the Greek theos, or "god", typically refers to belief in God, the notion that all finite things are dependent on one supreme, self-existent reality who is spoken of as having personal essence or identity. God is widely regarded to have attributes that human beings are also capable of emulating. In classical theism, God is described as having attributes such as goodness, love, grace, compassion, and other personal attributes that are common to human beings as well. Attributes

in Classical Christian Theism We continue our study of the history of God by looking at His attributes from a number of different viewpoints. We will first examine the view of Classical Theism, then the view of Freewill Theism, and finally that of Open Theism. We begin by defining Classical Theism, also called traditional theism or Augustinian theism. In a section entitled, “The Classical Christian Concept of God,” Francis Beckwith gives a short definition of Classical Theism in See the God’s Fall

Counter to Le Poidevin’s Instrumental Theism In both his book Arguing for Atheism and his essay Theistic Discourse and Fictional Truth, Robin Le Poidevin makes the claim that he is an atheist who practices Christianity by viewing Christianity with an instrumental lens, allowing himself to gain the benefits of belief without actually believing. This view is based on a parallel which Le Poidevin establishes between instrumentalism as it applies to science and to theism. Le Poidevin’s parallel has a serious

Regarding the topic of theism, one must take into consideration several factors when justifying or repudiating its reasonableness-- due to its subjective and therefore controversial nature, it is quite difficult to say precisely whether theism is justified or otherwise. Personally, I am not convinced of either position yet, and as a recently converted Christian (in other words, I am still relatively new to the ideals surrounding western theology) both arguments seem plausible and require further

chapters in multi-author books such as The Openness of God while authoring many journals as a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. Possibly the most notable proponent of open theism is the late Clark Pinnock. Through his education and personal theological reflection, Pinnock moved from Calvinism to open theism. Pinnock was raised in Park Road Baptist Church in Toronto, Canada where he was influenced by many “moderate” voices such as C.S. Lewis that followed WWII. Pinnock attended Victoria

Theism or Atheism By Sam Heney This essay will discuss some of the arguments for theism and will rebutt them from an atheist’s point of view. Atheism is simply the rejection of the belief in the existence of deities whereas theism is the opposite. There have been indications of theism stretching back to very early Homo-sapiens with evidence of rituals and superstitions. The dead were buried ceremoniously showing the belief in some kind of afterlife. Atheism is seemingly a lot more uncommon throughout

Evil 's existence has no doubt to be present due to all the horrors we have heard about or witnessed. While as for miracles, the existence is constantly questioned if they exist and what classifies as a true miracle. These concepts battle with theism and cause a great uproar to the existence of a powerful, omnipotent, and omniscient being. The definition of evil is the absence of good while the definition of a miracle is an unexpected, beneficial event. These definitions have counter arguments

The Existence of God Throughout the years as the human species keeps learning about the world we live in, we are finding out that we are surrounded everywhere by evil. This seems to conflict with the belief of theism, one who believes in a God or Gods, especially a personal God who’s in control of the world. If there was an all-omnipotent, all-omniscient, and all-benevolent God, then he should have consummate knowledge that there’s evil in the world. Given that, if he knows there’s corruption in

enlightened thinking has only recently gained some exposer in the last 100 years, while theism has reigned supreme. Atheism is the disbelief of a supernatural entity, while theism is the belief of an almighty entity. Atheism is slowly rising with the advancement of technology, and understanding of the natural universe around the world. This is something that is very important due to the changing times in the world. Theism is something that connects cultures no matter the belief, but does that make it beneficial

H. J. McCloskey, in his article “On Being an Atheist” is explaining why he believes that atheism is more acceptable than theism. He starts by letting other atheists know that he plans to explain why theists place their beliefs in the existence of God, why theists arguments fall short of proof, why atheists take the stance that God does not exist, and the view that theists have of atheism being a sad, unfriendly view. McCloskey begins his explanation of these beliefs and views by arguing against three