Philosophy of Religion: 🎭 the Nature of God 🎭

Question 1

Allah

Answer 1

God in Islam

Question 2

Anthropomorphic Language

Answer 2

Describing God in personal terms eg father

Question 3

Brahma

Answer 3

Creator God in Hinduism

Question 4

Brahman

Answer 4

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

Question 5

holy spirit

Answer 5

third person in trinity- comfort and guide

Question 6

immanent

Answer 6

god is involved in the world and everywhere- knowable

Question 7

monotheism

Answer 7

Belief in one God

Question 8

omnibenevolent

Answer 8

God is all loving

Question 9

omnipotent

Answer 9

God is all powerful

Question 10

omnipresent

Answer 10

God is everywhere

Question 11

omniscient

Answer 11

God is all knowing

Question 12

polytheism

Answer 12

belief in many gods

Question 13

Qur’an

Answer 13

holy book in Islam

Question 14

Shiva

Answer 14

A destroyer god in Hinduism

Question 15

Transcendent

Answer 15

God is beyond and outside life on earth and the universe- unknowable

Question 16

trinity

Answer 16

Father, Son and Holy spirit

Question 17

tawhid

Answer 17

oneness of God in Islam

Question 18

Vishnu

Answer 18

preserver god in Hinduism

Question 19

What did Swinburne define God as?

Answer 19

‘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.’

Question 20

Hinduism

Answer 20

Polytheistic faith
Many gods with each one representing a certain aspect of the supreme absolute, Brahman

Question 21

God the Father

Answer 21

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

Question 22

God the Son

Answer 22

• 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

Question 23

God the Holy Spirit

Answer 23

– 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 

Question 24

Trinity

Answer 24

Same person three forms

Water analogy

Ice Water and steam