What traditions in Christianity believe in a Heavenly Mother? As the wife of God the Father and lives in heaven with Him? I know sometimes she is called Asherah and sometimes associated with Holy Spirit.
Friends, is Taoism pantheistic? From what I've read it seems that some schools of Taoism propound pantheism and other schools propound polytheism. Some schools teach the worship of the Jade Emperor as the supreme being. What is the theology of Taoism?
Friends, is Taoism monotheistic? I read that in Taoism, there is worship of Jade Emperor as the Supreme Deity. This is carried over from Ancient chinese religion which worshiped Shangdi as the Supreme. Can Jade Emperor be deemed as equivalent to Shangdi?
Friends, is Taoism monotheistic? I read that in Taoism, there is worship of Jade Emperor as the Supreme Deity. This is carried over from Ancient chinese religion which worshiped Shangdi as the Supreme. Can Jade Emperor be deemed as equivalent to Shangdi?
Dear Friends, I have a friend, who believes in a higher power but that's it. He doesn't subscribe a name to the higher power and there is no philosophy to go with the higher power. He just believes that a Higher Power exists. I am curious as to what religion would he be considered?
Dear Friends, is Wicca pantheistic in its theology (God and Goddess control the universe?)?
Also is Wicca based on ancient pre-Christian religion or shamanism?
Hello friends. Is the purpose of religion to develop character in individuals? For example, in the Bible it teaches to be Holy and grow in holiness and also in the Tao Te Ching we have the three treasures which teach us to develop virtues.
Is it true that religion in the 5 major civilizations--namely, Africa, Europe, Middle east, India and China went from being polytheistic ( as in the case of ancient classical civilization) to monotheistic?