Religion

Religion

Refers to any set of beliefs of any community or nation, concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of life and the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural or divine agency.

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catechism

Religion; Christian theology

A popular manual of Christian doctrine, usually in the form of question and answer, intended for religious instruction.

Antiochene school

Religion; Christian theology

A patristic school of thought, especially associated with the city of Antioch in modern-day Turkey, noted for its Christology (which placed emphasis upon the humanity of Christ) ...

apophatic

Religion; Christian theology

A particular style of theology that stressed that God cannot be known in terms of human categories. Apophatic (which derives from the Greek apophasis, "negation" or "denial") ...

eschatology

Religion; Christian theology

The section of Christian theology dealing with the "last things," especially the ideas of resurrection, hell, and eternal life.

humanism

Religion; Christian theology

A complex movement, linked with the European Renaissance. At the heart of the movement lay not (as the modern sense of the word might suggest) a set of secular or secularizing ...

postmodernism

Religion; Christian theology

A general cultural development, especially in North America, which resulted from the general collapse in confidence of the universal rational principles of the Enlightenment.