Draft:Outline of God

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to God:

God – in monotheism, the Supreme Being and principal object of faith. The concept of God as described by most theologians includes the attributes of omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), divine simplicity, and as having an eternal and necessary existence. Many theologians also describe God as being omnibenevolent (perfectly good), and all loving.

What type of thing is God?

God can be described as all of the following:

• 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.
• Non-physical entity – spirit or being that exists outside of physical reality. Their existence 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.

Conceptions of God

• God in the Bahá'í Faith
• God in Buddhism
• God in Christianity
• God in Hinduism
• God in Islam
• God in Jainism
• God in Judaism
• God in Mormonism
• God in Sikhism
• God in Zoroastrianism

Qualities of God

• Omniscience
• Omnipotence
• Omnipresence
• Divine simplicity
• Omnibenevolence

History of God

History of God

See also

• Outline of religion
• Outline of theology

External links

• Concept of God in Christianity
• Concept of God in Islam
• God Christian perspective
• Hindu Concept of God
• Jewish Literacy
• Mystical view of God
• Relation of God to the Universe