religious doctrine
type of doctrine
perpetual virginity of Mary
doctrine that Mary the mother of Jesus had never had sexual relations throughout her life; held by many Christian groups, including the Catholic Church
The Occultation
in Shia Islam, the doctrine that a messianic figure (Mahdi) was born, has disappeared, and will one day return; according to Twelvers, this is the 12th Imam, going into Occultation in c. 874
Rule of Three
Wiccan tenet that whatever energy a person puts out into the world will be returned to that person three times
Christian
religious doctrine of William M. Branham
Orders of creation
doctrine of theology asserting God's hand in establishing social domains such as the family, the church, the state, and the economy
Three Great Secret Laws
fundamental teachings in Nichiren Buddhism
Nuclear Orthodoxy
Russian eschatological and political concept that Russia must build up its nuclear arsenal to prepare for the Second Coming
Assurance
Protestant Christian doctrine that the inner witness of the Holy Spirit allows the Christian to know that they are justified
perseverance of the saints
Calvinist doctrine that the elect will continue in faith until the end, since God’s will cannot be frustrated by humans; those who apparently fall away either never had true faith to begin with, or will eventually repent
divine filiation
Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ is the only-begotten Son of God by nature and when Christians are redeemed by Jesus they become children of God by adoption
Idolatry in Judaism
idolatry in Judaism
eight negations of the Middle Way
Madhyamaka doctrine
Christian doctrine
doctrines in Christianity
Christian views on the old covenant
dispute and controversy in Christianity
theistic personalism
doctrine that God is the ground of all being
trinitarianism
notion applied to those who believe in an ontological as well as those who believe in a theological trinity; that is to say, who recognise the like principle pervading the universe of being
Perfidy of the Jews
Anti-Semitic Christian doctrine
creationism
doctrine that God creates a soul for each body that is generated, as opposed to pre-existing before birth or being generated during conception
religious exclusivism
stance that only one spiritual belief is true
session of Christ
doctrine that says that Jesus Christ is seated at the right hand of God the Father in Heaven
Papo-caesarism
system where the Pope is supreme over all secular rulers
anthroposophy
esoteric philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner postulating the existence of an objective spiritual world accessible to human experience
Almohad doctrine
series of reforms following the Almohad revolt
millennial kingdom
Christian doctrine
New Covenant
biblical interpretation
Millennial Day Theory
Christian eschatology hypothesis in which the Second Coming of Christ will occur 6000 years after the Creation
Idolatry in Sikhism
religious doctrine
Five solae
Five Solas of the Protestant Reformation
virgin birth of Jesus
belief that Jesus was conceived in the womb of his mother Mary through the Holy Spirit without the agency of a human father and born while Mary was still a virgin
regulative principle of worship
Christian doctrine that public services of worship must be conducted only using elements found in scripture
election in Christianity
Christian religious concept
inclusivism
belief that many different sets of religious beliefs are true
apostolic poverty
Christian doctrine professed by 13th century mendicant orders who attempted to live without ownership of lands or accumulation of money, following the precepts given to the seventy disciples in the Gospel of Luke
normative principle of worship
theological principle in Christianity that worship in the Church can include those elements that are not prohibited by Scripture
verbal plenary preservation
doctrine concerning the nature of the Bible
Biblical patriarchy
set of beliefs in evangelical Christianity concerning gender relations