Home›Core Tenets›Subject›The nature of the divineBrowse ByThe nature of the divineThis page groups beliefs by what they are actually about. Wikipedia notes that "to believe something is to take it to be true; for instance, to believe that snow is white is comparable to accepting the truth of the proposition 'snow is white.'" Browsing by subject lets a visitor find every belief built around the same underlying topic.FactsLearn MoreThe nature of the divineSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe central affirmations of a tradition, stated one at a time. What counts as a core tenet is set by each tradition, and traditions differ over whether assent to stated propositions is what makes a member: creedal Christianity and Islam draw such lists explicitly, while Judaism, Hinduism and most Indigenous traditions do not. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedUsed, but its validity as a comparative category is disputed 3DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedBeliefs & Restrictions 1ComparisonPrimary Academic DisciplineWell-attestedComparative Religion 4Learn MoreThe core tenets This group gathers the core tenets of the traditions, the central affirmations and defining beliefs that stand at the heart of a religion or worldview, the doctrines a tradition holds as essential to its identity. It is the largest belief grouping in the atlas. The browser will find the core tenets the atlas gathers from across the traditions. The entries describe each belief in its own terms, distinguishing what a tradition affirms of itself from the historical and comparative perspective of scholarship.The nature of the divineFilter Results38 entriesStatus Within the TraditionAllA minority position within the tradition (1)Binding, without a formal definition (27)Defined and binding within this tradition (5)Formally condemned by this tradition (1)Genuinely disputed within the tradition (2)Rejected, or not held, within this tradition (12)Standard teaching, not formally defined (5)Origin Period Start YearAll325 (1)451 (2)833 (1)867 (1)1499 (1)1690 (1)1930 (1)1954 (1)1966 (1)1971 (1)1973 (1)Affirmation OfAllAhura Mazda (1)Kami (1)Miaphysitism (1)The Filioque (1)Trinity (1)Category of BeliefAllCore Tenets (15)TraditionAllAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church (1)African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (1)Alawites (1)Alevism (1)Alexandrian Wicca (1)Amish (1)Anabaptism (1)Anglican Communion (1)Anglicanism (1)Armenian Apostolic Church 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(2)Ukrainian Orthodox Church (3)Unity (Unity School of Christianity) (1)Vaishnavism (1)Wahhabism (2)Wesleyan Church (1)Zaidiyyah (1)Zhengyi (Orthodox Unity) (1)ObligationAllObligatory (16)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 38Ahura Mazda as the one supreme creatorThe nature of the divineAtheistic Satanism (Satan as symbol of the self)The nature of the divineBeyond the great state gods, each person had a personal god, an ili, who watched over them individually and explained private suffering or fortune when appeased or neglected.The nature of the divineChalcedonian Christology (Two Natures in One Person)The nature of the divineExclusive worship of the GoddessThe nature of the divineFive Eternal Differences Divide God, Souls and MatterThe nature of the divineGod Appeared in the Person of Master Fard MuhammadThe nature of the divineGod created the world but does not intervene in itThe nature of the divineGod Has No Eternal Attributes Distinct From His EssenceThe nature of the divineGod Is an Indwelling Principle of Good Rather Than a Being Apart from the WorldThe nature of the divineGod Is Omnipresent and That Presence Is the Only RealityThe nature of the divineGod's Attributes Are Affirmed as Revealed, Without Asking HowThe nature of the divineGod's Attributes Are Real and Are Neither God Nor Other Than GodThe nature of the divineHuman Beings Author Their Own Acts and God Judges Them JustlyThe nature of the divineKami (sacred spirits in nature)The nature of the divineKasb: God Creates Every Act and the Human Being Acquires ItThe nature of the divineKrishna Is the Supreme Person, Not an Avatar of VishnuThe nature of the divineMary Confessed as Mother of Christ Rather Than Mother of GodThe nature of the divineMiaphysitism (one incarnate nature of Christ)The nature of the divineNontrinitarianismThe nature of the divineNorse and Saxon deities (Woden and Freya)The nature of the divineOne formless God (Ik Onkar)The nature of the divineRejection of the filioqueThe nature of the divineShiva as the supreme deityThe nature of the divineSouls and Matter Form the Body of GodThe nature of the divineSri Mediates Between the Soul and VishnuThe nature of the divineThe Filioque: The Spirit Proceeds From the Father and the SonThe nature of the divineThe God and the Goddess (divine duality)The nature of the divineThe Goddess as supreme (Shakti)The nature of the divineThe Holy TrinityThe nature of the divineThe Quran Is Uncreated and EternalThe nature of the divineThe System Requires No Creator GodThe nature of the divineThe Tao as the source of all thingsThe nature of the divineTheistic Satanism (Satan or Set as a real being)The nature of the divineThere is no god (strong atheism)The nature of the divineTwo Qnome in One Parsopa, the Christology of the Church of the EastThe nature of the divineVeneration of Ali as a divine manifestationThe nature of the divineVishnu as the supreme deityThe nature of the divineSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005View the Source3. Belief, Language, and Experiencetier 1Rodney Needham, Basil Blackwell, 19724. Wikipedia: Comparative religiontier 2WikipediaComparative religion, opening definitionQuote, Comparative religion, opening definitionComparative religion is the branch of religious studies that systematically compares the doctrines, practices, themes and impacts (including migration) of the worlds religions.View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.