“Windows To Spirituality”
Holy Spirit In Judaism The Holy Spirit in Judaism, also termed Divine Inspiration, generally refers to the inspiration through which attuned individuals perceive and channel the Divine through action, writing, or speech. Through this, they attain some degree of prophetic knowledge and possibly convey it to others. The phrase ruach hakodesh (רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ, Modern: ruaḥ hakodesh...
Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is a term found in English translations of the Bible that are understood differently among the Abrahamic religions. The term is also used to describe aspects of other religions and belief structures. In Judaism, the Holy Spirit, also known as the Holy Ghost, is the divine force, quality,...
Holy Spirit In Islam The Holy Spirit in Islam is also known as the Spirit of/from Allah. The Qur’an claims to confirm the previously revealed scriptures. The holy spirit in Islam is not the Holy Spirit in Christianity. The holy spirit in Islam is not about the Holy Spirit as...
Argument From Free Will The argument from free will, also called the paradox of free will or theological fatalism, contends that omniscience and free will are incompatible and that any conception of God that incorporates both properties is therefore inherently contradictory. These arguments are deeply concerned with the implications of predestination. Omniscience and free will...
Free Will In Theology Free will in theology is an important part of the debate on free will in general. Religions vary greatly in their response to the standard argument against free will and thus might appeal to any number of responses to the paradox of free will, the claim that omniscience and free will are...
Mahavidya Mahavidyas (Great Wisdoms) are a group of ten aspects of Adi Parashakti in Hinduism. After the decline of Buddhism in India, Sakta and Buddhist goddesses were combined to form this list of ten. The development of Mahavidyas represents an important turning point in the history of Shaktism as it marks the rise...
What Is Holy Wisdom? Holy Wisdom (Greek Ἁγία Σοφία, Latin Sancta Sapientia, Russian Святая София Премудрость Божия “Holy Sophia, Divine Wisdom”) is a concept in Christian theology. Christian theology received the Old Testament personification of Wisdom (Chokhmah) as well as the concept of Wisdom (Sophia) from Greek philosophy, especially Platonism. In Christology, Christ the Logos as...
Jewish Reflections On Trinitarian Thinking Three Is Not Enough: Jewish Reflections on Trinitarian Thinking Scriptural and Early Rabbinic God Language In earlier times, people did not ask questions about God language; they just used it. Talking to God, directly, brought people close to the Lord of creation and history. Addressing...
G-d Is One, Not A Trinity This article argues about the validity of The Trinity saying: G-d is One, Not a Trinity. “Hear O Israel, YHVH is G-d, YHVH is ONE.” (Deut 6:4) I do not subscribe to trinitarian/tri-unitarian doctrines which attempt to define G-d as three Persons in One....
Irreligion Irreligion (adjective form: non-religious or irreligious) is the absence, indifference, rejection of, or hostility towards religion. Irreligion may include some forms of theism, depending on the religious context it is defined against; for example, in 18th-century Europe, the epitome of irreligion was deism, while in contemporary East Asia the shared term meaning “irreligion” or “no religion” (無宗教, Chinese pron. wú...
Hindu Gods And Goddesses This article gives information about Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Hinduism For Dummies Hindus acknowledge that, at the most fundamental level, God is the One without a second — the absolute, formless, and only Reality known as Brahman, the Supreme, Universal Soul. Brahman is the universe and everything...
What Is Agnosticism? Agnosticism is the view that the existence of God, of the divine, or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. The English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley coined the word agnostic in 1869, and said “It simply means that a man shall not say he knows or believes that which he has no...
Attributes Of God In Christianity When we speak of the attributes of God in Christianity, we are talking about those characteristics that help us to understand who He truly is. In this article, we discussed specific characteristics of God in Christian theology. Christians are not monolithic in their understanding of God’s attributes. “What...
Omniscience Omniscience is the capacity to know everything including the future. In monotheistic religions, such as Sikhism and the Abrahamic religions, this is an attribute of God. In some other religions that do not include a supreme deity, such as Buddhism and Jainism, omniscience is an attribute that any individual can eventually attain. Islam In...
What Is Polytheism? Polytheism is the belief of multiple deities also usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own Myth and rituals. In most religions which accept polytheism, the different gods and goddesses are representations of forces of nature or ancestral principles, and can be viewed either...
God, His Essence And Attributes This article covers God, His Essence and Attributes. God is absolutely other than His creation. The Creator cannot by any means be the same kind of being as that which He created. Although this is self-evident to sense and reason, some people still ask why...
The Attributes Of God According To The Old Testament This article covers The Attributes Of God According To The Old Testament. The Attributes of God are the character traits of God as they are revealed to us in the Old Testament. The Old Testament describes God in many different ways....
Quran Has Originated in Greatest Name of God And Greatest Level of Every Name If you want to have some understanding of how the Quran has originated in the Greatest Name of God and in the greatest level of every Name, consider the universal, sublime statements of Ayat al-Kursi and...
Divinity Of Jesus The second Christian dogma (Divinity of Jesus) is that of the Godhood of Jesus. The Athanasian Creed states: “Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting salvation that he also believes rightly in the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Christians believe that Jesus Christ is God from all...
Divine Trinity This article covers the Divine Trinity. One of the first things that a Catholic mother teaches her young child in the way of prayer is the sign of the cross. She shows the young one how to bless himself, while at the same time pronouncing the names of...
