Philosophy of Religion: Key Terms

Question 1

Theist

Answer 1

A person who believes in the existence of a god/gods.

Question 2

Polytheist

Answer 2

A person who believes in many gods.

Question 3

Monotheist

Answer 3

A person who believes in one God.

Question 4

Atheist

Answer 4

A person who doesn’t believe in the existence of a god/gods.

Question 5

Agnostic

Answer 5

A person who believes that there might or might not be a God.

Question 6

Perfect

Answer 6

Being as good as it is possible to be.

Question 7

Personal

Answer 7

The ability to from personal relationships.

Question 8

Omnipotent

Answer 8

All powerful.

Question 9

Omniscient

Answer 9

All knowing.

Question 10

Omnibenevolent

Answer 10

All good/loving.

Question 11

Omnipresent

Answer 11

Present everywhere at the same time.

Question 12

Immanent

Answer 12

God is active in the world.

Question 13

Transcendant

Answer 13

God is outside the world and not active in it.

Question 14

Eternal

Answer 14

Lasting or existing forever; without end.

Question 15

Revealed theology

Answer 15

Beliefs that are known through revelations in sacred texts.

Question 16

Natural theology

Answer 16

Beliefs that can be known and understood by natural processes of reasoning, and through observation of nature.