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The religions of the ancient Near East were mostly polytheistic, with some examples of monolatry (for example, Yahwism and Atenism). Some scholars believe that the similarities between these religions indicate that the religions are related, a belief known as patternism .
Monolatry is distinguished from monotheism, which asserts the existence of only one god, and henotheism, a religious system in which the believer worships one god while accepting that others, for example in different areas, may worship different gods with equal validity [clarify].
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 February 2025. Belief that there is only one God Not to be confused with Classical theism. "Monotheist" redirects here. For the American band, see Monotheist (band). For the album by Celtic Frost, see Monotheist (album). Part of a series on Theism Types of faith Agnosticism Apatheism Atheism Classical ...
The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahjí, Israel. The Baháʼí Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Baháʼu'lláh in 19th century Persia, and consider their religion to progress from or succeed Bábism or the Bábi Faith ( Persian: بابی ها Bábí há) founded by the Báb earlier in the century – emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind.
Prehistoric fiction often treats religion as a reaction and monotheism specifically as an invention, a corruption of prior, "realer" prehistoric polytheist religion. [ 225 ] [ 226 ] Some prehistoric fiction is written from actively skeptical positions, painting ancient shamans as frauds, [ 227 ] while others take a sympathetic position, even ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick expressed outrage a day later, lamenting that Texas wasn't the first to require the religious text in schools. “Texas WOULD have been and SHOULD have been the first state in ...
World's religions: Abrahamic religions: Judaism – "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people. Originating in the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Tanach) and explored in later texts such as the Talmud, it is considered by religious Jews to be the expression of the covenantal relationship God developed with the Children of Israel.
Christianity is a monotheistic religion in which most mainstream congregations and denominations accept the concept of the Holy Trinity. [ 163 ] : 233–234 Modern orthodox Christians believe that the Trinity is composed of three equal, cosubstantial persons: God the Father , God the Son , and the Holy Spirit .