Philosophy and Theology
What Is State Atheism? Government Policy, Belief and Secularism
State atheism is a government’s promotion of atheism or an anti-religious ideology through public institutions and policy. It differs from ...
Key Teachings of Belief in One God: Unity, Revelation and Responsibility
Belief in one God, or monotheism, directs worship and ultimate religious commitment toward a single divine reality. In particular traditions, ...
Faith in Religious Thought: Belief, Trust, Practice and Community
Faith has a significant place in religious thought, but it does not have one agreed meaning across traditions. It can ...
Reincarnation and Christianity: Resurrection, Rebirth, Origen, and Later Interpretations
Reincarnation usually means a return to embodied earthly life through successive lives. The Catholic, Orthodox, and Lutheran sources examined here ...
Gnostic Christianity and Modern Practice: Texts, Rituals and Revival
Gnostic Christianity’s relationship with modern religious practice is best examined through identifiable texts and documented acts of reception. Ancient writings ...
Saving Knowledge in Two Ancient Gnostic Texts
What does saving knowledge mean in writings grouped under Gnosticism? The Secret Book of John and the Gospel of Truth ...
Philosophy of Religion | Anselm and the Lost Island
Can a definition establish that something exists? In the philosophy of religion, Anselm’s Proslogion is a classic place to ask ...
Atheism, Belief and Religious Affiliation
In the 2023–24 U.S. Religious Landscape Study, 5% of adults described themselves as atheists. About 29% were classified as religiously ...
Secular Humanism: Ethics, Free Inquiry and Religious Pluralism
In the first issue of Free Inquiry, a declaration for secular humanism appeared alongside an essay by Paul Beattie, a ...
Atheism and Agnosticism in Belief, Judgment and Evidence
Atheism and agnosticism can describe different responses to the question of whether God or gods exist. In philosophy of religion, ...
