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  2. Jan 4, 2022 · Yes, God is a person. But, when we say that God is a “person,” we do not mean that He is a human being. We mean that God possesses “personality” and that He is a rational Being with self-awareness. Theologians often define person as “an individual being with a mind, emotions, and a will.”.

  3. Jul 17, 2019 · One could define God as the embodiment of the laws of nature. However, this is not what most people would think of as God. They mean a human-like being, with whom one can have a personal relationship.

  4. Oct 11, 2024 · existence of God, in religion, the proposition that there is a supreme supernatural or preternatural being that is the creator or sustainer or ruler of the universe and all things in it, including human beings.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. Oct 24, 2008 · Yet Christians everywhere will affirm that God is a person, while the average Muslim will readily deny this. Theism is often defined by philosophers of religion who work in the Christian tradition in such a manner as to require the belief that God is a person.

    • Gary Legenhausen
    • 1986
  6. Drawing from multiple generations of Jewish philosophy (from Maimonides until today), this article argues for the seemingly paradoxical conclusion that God is both fully, and not at all, a person. The apparent contradiction in this conclusion is resolved by appeal to a two-layered ontology.

  7. Aug 13, 2024 · Key takeaways: Defining personhood is crucial for understanding the debate over whether God is a person. Monotheism complicates the concept of God as a person, given that God is often understood as transcendent. Anthropomorphism is a potential explanation for depictions of God as a person.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GodGod - Wikipedia

    God is often thought of as incorporeal and independent of the material creation, [1] [5] [6] while pantheism holds that God is the universe itself. God is sometimes seen as omnibenevolent, while deism holds that God is not involved with humanity apart from creation.

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