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Evil and Suffering
- Evil and suffering are understood within the framework of divine wisdom and human will. The empirical fact of suffering in God’s world provides a significant and indicative theme for Islamic thought. Already forming part of the Qur’an’s diagnosis of the human condition as exemplified with p...
- Author
- Tim Winter
- Faith tradition
- Islam
- Topics
- Being and existence
Truth and Reality (ḥaqq and ḥaqīqa)
- Al-ḥaqq and al-ḥaqīqa (truth and reality) constitute a singular theme within the mystical tradition of Islam. Since there are numerous meanings underpinning al-ḥaqq, including truth, reality, fact, rightness, established, and necessary, we begin by analysing its semantic field then its usag...
- Author
- Mukhtar H. Ali
- Faith tradition
- Islam
- Topics
- Being and existence
The Self (nafs)
- In Islamic theology, the concept of the self, or nafs, is a multifaceted construct that encompasses various dimensions of human existence and understanding. This entry provides a comprehensive overview of the major themes, questions, and developments concerning the concept of the self in Is...
- Author
- Muhammad Faruque
- Faith tradition
- Islam
- Topics
- Being and existence
Angels (malāʾika)
- In Islam, angels (malāʾika) are spiritual beings created by God, tasked with various roles that include delivering revelations, recording human deeds, and serving as guardians. After a short overview of angels in Islam, this entry begins with a description of the role angels play in the Qur...
- Author
- Stephen Burge
- Faith tradition
- Islam
- Topics
- Being and existence
Christological Anthropology
- Christological anthropology is a theological framework that seeks to understand human nature and existence through the lens of Christ’s person and work. Theologians have long maintained that Christology is vital for a properly theological understanding of the human person. Patristic theolog...
- Author
- Marc Cortez and Daniel Lee Hill
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
Reincarnation
- Reincarnation (metempsychosis, transmigration, referring to the same Hebrew concepts ha’atakah, gilgul) is a belief that has been historically present in Jewish culture since at least the tenth century, with written kabbalistic traditions circulating among Kabbalists in medieval Spain, Fran...
- Author
- Leore Sachs-Shmueli
- Faith tradition
- Judaism
- Topics
- Being and existence
Divine Simplicity
- Divine simplicity is a theological doctrine asserting that God is not composed of parts or attributes but is wholly unified and identical with his essence. The conceptual notion of divine simplicity is a contested one, both in modern continental Christian theology and contemporary analytic ...
- Author
- Thomas Joseph White O.P.
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
Grace in Roman Catholic Theology
- Grace may be described as the gratuitous self-communication of God through Christ in the Holy Spirit. The term also refers to the living, actual, and continuous experience humans have of this saving event. In a wholly unmerited way, the Spirit of the risen Christ becomes present in the chur...
- Author
- Paul O’Callaghan and Catalina Vial de Amesti
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
Debt and Redemption in Soteriology
- Debt and redemption are two closely related economic metaphors used by Christian soteriology to depict God’s saving work. This article explores debt and redemption in soteriology while attending to the diverse ways they have been applied and the theological implications of their uses. The a...
- Author
- Andrew Sutherland
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
The Goodness, Holiness, and Love of God
- The goodness, holiness, and love of God are three divine attributes. What is true of God? And what is God like? What are God’s qualities? These are perennial questions in theology. These questions receive an answer via the doctrine of the divine attributes. The doctrine unfolds God’s names,...
- Author
- Christopher R. J. Holmes
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
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