Draft:Outline of God

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to God: In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the universe or life, for which such a deity is often worshipped". Belief in the existence of at least one god is called theism.

Substance of God

God can be described as all of the following:

Belief – state of mind in which a person thinks something to be the case regardless of empirical evidence to prove that something is the case with factual certainty. The majority of people believe in one or more higher beings.
Entity – being or spirit that exists either inside or outside of physical reality. The nature of God divides the philosophical school of physicalism from the schools of idealism and dualism; with the latter schools holding that they can exist and the former holding that they cannot. If one posits that non-physical entities can exist, there exist further debates as to their inherent natures and their position relative to physical entities.
Deity – concept conceived in diverse ways in various cultures, typically as a natural or supernatural being considered divine or sacred. Monotheistic religions accept only one Deity (predominantly referred to as God), while polytheistic religions accept and worship multiple deities. A male deity is a god, while a female deity is a goddess. Some gods are described as being "outside of" or superseding gender.

Conceptions of God

Qualities of God

Divine simplicity – View of God without parts or features
Omniscience – Capacity to know everything
Omnipotence – Quality of having unlimited power
Omnipresence – Property of being present everywhere
Omnibenevolence – Unlimited or infinite benevolence

Names of God

History of God

God-focused organizations

Monotheistic religions
- Abrahamic religions

God-related publications

God-related publications in Christianity
- Bible
  - New Testament
God-related publications in Judaism
- Bible
  - Old Testament
- Talmud
God-related publications in Islam
- Quran

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