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MONOTHEISM / BELIEF IN A PERSONAL GOD

I believe in one God who is the Creator of the universe and source of the vital spark that energizes life. God is conceived of, prayed to, and worshipped in diverse ways. Some believe God does not interfere with the workings of the universe (deism), others imagine a moralistic God dispensing justice. Some conceive of God as an Intelligent Designer who acted with a purpose. Some give God human, perhaps male, attributes (anthropomorphism), others worship a female Goddess (Gaia). In sacred texts of many religions God is celebrated. Such words, I believe, are to be valued for what they inspire, not as divine words subject to literal interpretation. (Note: Many think God is concerned with human beings personally, and that God watches over them.)

Related Words, Beliefs, Background -- 53 entries

More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #8A: Monotheism

God  (from online encyclopedia)
Monotheism (from online encyclopedia)
The Existence of God (arguments for and proofs of, from The Catholic Encyclopedia)
Creation--theology (from online encyclopedia)
The Origins of Biblical Monotheism  (by Dennis Prager, New York University professor)
Why be Blinded by Science and Materialism?
God, Viewed by Christianity and Other Religions
Monotheism  (Christian-Catholic perspective)
"The Marketplace of Faith," by Jackson Dykman (report on American religious affiliations, in Time 3/10/08)
Ethical Monotheism (Jewish perspective)
An Introduction to Islamic Monotheism
What is Monotheism? (atheist perspective)
Is There a God? by Marilyn Adamson (presents six reasons to believe in God)
Is There a God? by Richard Swinburne (read portions of this 1996 book at Google Books)
Faith, Reason, God, by Cornelia Dean, NY Times (reviews of books by scientists (some believers, some atheists))
"Does Science Make Belief in God Obsolete?" (from the John Templeton Foundation website)
Cosmic Impressions: Traces of God in the Laws of Nature, by Walter Thirring (book by scientist looks at evidence of Creator)
Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, by Francis S. Collins (reviews of this 2006  book)
There is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind, by Atony Flew (NY Times review of 2007 book)
Polytheism
Spiritual Wholeness (New Age Catholic perspective)
Tolerant Monotheism (indications from Islamic tradition)
God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism, by J. Kirsch
Bane of Monotheism
Goddess Worship
The World Union of Deists
Anthropomorphism
Intelligent Design (from online encyclopedia)
Intelligent Design Network (seeks objectivity in origins science)
Intelligent Design? A special report from Natural History Magazine
Panentheism (from online encyclopedia) 
quotes related to monotheism

More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #8B: Belief in a Personal God

Personal God (from online encyclopedia)
Abrahamic God (from online encyclopedia)
Psychology of Religion (from online encyclopedia)
The Christian Doctrine of God (from religionfacts.com)
The Validity of Belief in a Personal God, by C.D. Broad
The Validity of Belief in a Personal God, chapter from Religion, Philosophy, and Psychical Research--Selected Essays by Charlie Dunbar (read this at Google Books)
"America's Four Gods" -- Baylor University Religion Survey
The Need for a Personal God (by Ali Z, on FaithFreedom.org). 
The Phemonology of Prayer, by Bruce Benson and Norman Wirzba (excerpts of 2005 book at Google Books)
The Psychology of Prayer, by Karl Stolz (read excerpts of this 2006 book at Google Books)
Allah is Not a Personal God (includes article "In the Name of God", by Richard Scheinin)
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell  (science fiction book examining belief in a personal God; title based on Biblical quote "No one sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it")
Did Albert Einstein Believe in a Personal God?
The Delusion of a Personal God
My God Problem  (by Natalie Angier, NY Times Science Reporter)
God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer...Why We Suffer, by Bart Ehrman  (review of this 2008 book)
Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero ( PBS Frontline program, that asks "Where was God on September 11th?) 
Leading Scientists Still Reject Belief in God
Miracles (from online encyclopedia)
Angels (from the Catholic Encyclopedia)
quotes related to God

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