Philosophy of Religion: 🎭 the Nature of God 🎭 Flashcards
Allah
God in Islam
Anthropomorphic Language
Describing God in personal terms eg father
Brahma
Creator God in Hinduism
Brahman
ultimate reality in Hinduism
Is omnipresent
Has no gender because it is not human or like anything else in creation and is therefore transcendent and cannot be known or understood
It is impossible for humans to understand Brahman therefore it is unknowable
holy spirit
third person in trinity- comfort and guide
immanent
god is involved in the world and everywhere- knowable
monotheism
Belief in one God
omnibenevolent
God is all loving
omnipotent
God is all powerful
omnipresent
God is everywhere
omniscient
God is all knowing
polytheism
belief in many gods
Qur’an
holy book in Islam
Shiva
A destroyer god in Hinduism
Transcendent
God is beyond and outside life on earth and the universe- unknowable
trinity
Father, Son and Holy spirit
tawhid
oneness of God in Islam
Vishnu
preserver god in Hinduism
What did Swinburne define God as?
‘a person without a body, present
everywhere, the creator and sustainer of the universe, a free agent, able to do everything, knowing all things, perfectly
good, a source of moral obligation .. holy and worthy of worship.’
Hinduism
Polytheistic faith
Many gods with each one representing a certain aspect of the supreme absolute, Brahman
God the Father
Creative and sustaining element of God
- transcendent - above and beyond creation unlike anything else that exists and cannot be controlled by the limits of the universe e.g. time
- immanent - part of creation active involved in the universe and present Genesis.3:8–9 – “when the man his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking through the garden they heard from the Lord God among the trees – the Lord God called out to the man ‘where are you?’ “
- omnipotent - all powerful- created universe out of nothing - ex nihilo
- omniscient - knows everything
- omnibenevolent - all loving and all good sacrificed so humans could be saved from sin
God the Son
- incarnate - window really which other part of God can be known
No human Saviour by dying allows others to be saved - Omnipotent – all-powerful – shown through miracles performed by in the gospels e.g. calming the storm, raising Lazarus from the dead
Personal/ immanent – human qualities easier for humans to form a relationship with e.g. understand human needs, miracles, preaching
God the Holy Spirit
– Part of God lives in the world – eminent – symbolises God is always with us
- Comfortable comforter – gives courage difficult times and strengthen spear
– inspires and guides Christians 
Trinity
Same person three forms
Water analogy
Ice Water and steam
