PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

Is a branch ofphilosophyconcerned
with questions regardingreligion,
including the nature andexistence of
God, the examination of religious
experience, analysis of religious
language and texts, and the
relationship of religion and science.
 Philosophy of religion is frequently
discussed outside ofacademiathrough
popular books and debates, mostly
regarding theexistence of
Godandproblem of evil.
The philosophy of religion differs
fromreligious philosophyin that it
seeks to discuss questions regarding
the nature of religion as a whole, rather
than examining the problems brought
forth by a particular belief system.
JEWISH CHRISTIAN CONCEPT
OF GOD
ATHEISM FROM GREEK WORD A
NO;THEOS GOD. ALSO KNOWN AS
NO GOD RELIGION.
AGNOSTICISM A NO; GNOSIS
KNOWLEDGE. THERE IS NO
SUFFICIENT REASONS OR KNOWLEDGE
EITHER TO AFFIRM OR DENY GODS
EXISTENCE.
SKEPTICISM TO DOUBT GODS
EXISTENCE.
 DEISM AN ABSENTEE GOD. GOD IS
WATCHING US FROM A DISTANCE.
THEISM BELIEF IN GOD
POLYTHEISM MANY PERSONAL GODS.
PANTHEISM GOD IS IDENTICAL WITH
NATURE.
MONOTHEISM THERE IS ONE
PERSONAL AND MORAL GOD
ATTRIBUTES OF
GOD
 CLASSIFICATIONS OF
ATTRIBUTES
COMMUNICABLE ATTRIBUTES
QUALITIES OF GOD CAN BE FOUND IN
HUMAN.
Example, love, which, while infinite in God, can
be found in man.
INCOMMUNICABLE NO COUNTERPART
IN HUMAN QUALITIES.
One example of this is omnipresence of
God. God is everywhere simultaneously
 IMMANENT OR INTRANSITIVE
ATTRIBUTES THAT REMAIN WITHIN
GODS NATURE
His spirituality is an example
EMANANT AND TRANSITIVE THOSE
WHICH GO OUT FROM AND OPERATE
OUTSIDE THE NATURE OF GOD.
Gods mercy is a transitive attribute. It
makes no sense to think or speak of
Gods mercy apart from the created
beings to whom he shows mercy.
 ABSOLUTE THINGS WHICH HE HAS
IN HIMSELF
RELATIVE MANIFESTED THROUGH
HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS
CREATION.
NATURAL THE NON MORAL
SUPERLATIVES OF GOD
MORAL THOSE WHICH IN THE
HUMAN CONDITION WOULD RELATE
TO THE CONCEPT OF RIGHTNESS.
ATTRIBUTES OF GREATNESS
SPIRITUALITY
GOD IS SPIRIT. HE IS NOT COMPOSED OF
MATTER/NO PHYSICAL NATURE.
PERSONALITY
A PERSONAL GOD. INDIVIDUAL BEING YHWH,
(I am who am)
A LIVING GOD
GOD IS ALIVE. HE IS CHARACTERIZED BY LIFE.
I AM MEANS PRESENT.
 INFINITY
GOD IS INFINITE. OMNIPRESENT BOUNDLESS,
LIMITLESS
OMNIPOTENCE
ALL POWERFULL
OMNISCIENCE
ALL KNOWING
OMNIBENEVOLENCE
ALL LOVING
CONSTANCY
HE IS UNCHANGING.. THE CAUSE OF
EVERYTHING
ATTRIBUTES OF GOODNESS

MORAL QUALITIES
HOLINESS
There are wo basic aspects of Gods holiness. The
first is his uniqueness. He is totally separate from
all creation. It speaks of the otherness of God.
The other aspect of Gods holiness is his absolute
purity and goodness. This means that he is
untouched and unstained by the evil in this world.
 RIGHTEOUSNESS
The second dimension of Gods moral purity is his
righteousness. This, as it were, the holiness of God applied
to his relationships to other beings. The righteousness of
God means, first of all, that the law of God, being a true
expression of his nature, is as perfect and righteous as he
is.
JUSTICE
God administers his kingdom in accordance with
his law. That is, he requires that others conform to
it. Gods righteousness is his personal or
individual righteousness. His justice is his official
righteousness, his requirement that other moral
agents adhere to the standards as well
 INTEGRITY
GENUINENESS
In a world in which so much is artificial, our God is
real. He is what he appears to be. God is real; he is
not fabricated or constructed or imitation, as are all
other claimants to deity.
VERACITY
Veracity is the second dimension of Gods
faithfulness. God represents things as they really are.
Whether he is speaking of himself or part of his
creation, what God is says is the way things really are
FIDELITY
If Gods genuineness is a matter of his being true and
veracity is his telling of the truth, then his faithfulness
mans that he proves true. God keeps all his promises.
This is a function of his unlimited power.
 LOVE
BENEVOLENCE
Benevolence is a basic dimension of Gods his we mean the
concern of God for the welfare of those whom he loves. He
unselfishly seeks our ultimate welfare. It is agape, not eros
type of love.
GRACE
Grace is another attribute which is part of the manifold of
Gods love. By this we mean that God deals with his people
on the basis of their merit or worthiness, what they deserve,
but simply according to their need; in other words, he deals
with them on the basis of his goodness and generosity.
 MERCY
Gods mercy is his tender-hearted,
loving compassion for his people. It is
his tenderness of heart toward the
needy. If grace contemplates man as
sinful; guilty and condemned; mercy
sees him as miserable and needy.