User:Shanafeltc/Spiritual Deism

Spiritual Deism is the religious and philosophical belief in one indefinable, omnipresent god who is the cause and/or the substance of the universe. Spiritual Deists reject all divine revelation, religious dogma, and supernatural events and favor an ongoing personalized connection with the divine presence through intuition, communion with nature, meditation, contemplation, and prayer. Generally, Spiritual Deists reject the notion that god consciously intervenes in human affairs.

Spiritual Deism is extremely general and is not bound by any ideology other than the belief in one indefinable god whose spiritual presence can be felt in nature and in man. As such, Spiritual Deism is not infected by political principles or partisanship of any kind. Because of this, Spiritual Deists are extremely welcoming and tolerant to all except dogma, demagoguery, and intolerance itself. Therefore, most Spiritual Deists are more comfortable contemplating the universe as a mystery than they are in filling it with belief systems such as eternal reward, reincarnation, karma, etc.

Spiritual Deists are likely to label themselves “Spiritual But Not Religious.”

References

Pigliucci, Massimo. Personal Gods, Deism, and the Limits of Skepticism. Skeptic, 2000, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p38, 8p

Whelan, Ruth. From Christian Apologetics To Enlightened Deism: The Case Of Jacques Abbadie (1656-1727), Modern Language Review, Jan1992, Vol. 87 Issue 1, p32-40, 9p

Attfield, Robin. Rousseau, Clarke, Butler and Critiques of Deism. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Aug2004, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p429-443, 15p;

Byrnes, Sholto. Britain's Hidden Religion. New Statesman, 4/13/2009, Vol. 138 Issue 4944, p36-37, 2p

Ross, Chanon. Jesus Isn't Cool. Christian Century, 9/6/2005, Vol. 122 Issue 18, p22-25, 4p

Houston, Beth. Born-Again Deist. New Deism Press; 1ST edition (2009)

External links

www.spiritualdeism.com