Sections of the Religious Society of Orthodox Friends Wilburites Conservatives Friends of the Gurneites Friends of the Gurneys United Evangelical Meeting Evangelical Friends International Beaconites General Conference of Hicksite Friends Shows the division of Quakers … Read more
The definition of sacramentalism in the dictionary is belief in or particular emphasis on the validity of the sacraments in gifts. Sacramentists claim that God gives people saving grace through their participation in the sacraments. … Read more
Generally speaking, asceticism is the practice of strict self-denial as a means of reaching a higher spiritual level. Asceticism is a practice of self-denial, an attempt to approach God. Asceticism describes a life characterized by … Read more
Pantheism has many forms, but they all boil down to the belief that the universe is God, or at least indistinguishable from God. Pantheism is a type of religious belief and not a specific religion, … Read more
I like to talk about a special approach to naturalism that can be considered poetic. The philosophy of naturalism is a gradient, but it is generally of two different types. Idealist naturalists believe that everything … Read more
The collaborator is the most common use of the term dualism in modern philosophy, where it is usually contrasted with monism. Secondly, the term dualism is used in opposition to monism to indicate the conventional … Read more
So-called Sokushinbutsu, is practiced by the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhist monks who articulate the idea of giving up all worldly pleasures in order to achieve enlightenment and unity with God on a new level. … Read more
Many Adventists believe the Bible offers an accurate view of antiquity; Carson for example attributes creationism as the idea that God created the world in six days. Many of the series’s 2,000 visions of the … Read more
The Urantia Book claims to be a new revelation of Jesus’ life and teachings based on the reality of the new testament. It is not a new religion, but rather a modern, epochal revelation aimed … Read more
Humanists regard religion as a religious practice created by man, and they seek to ensure that religion exists to serve human purposes, rather than to dictate them. They seek to eliminate aspects of religious practices … Read more