Theological Term of the Week
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 8:34PM
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deism
The belief that God has created the universe but is not now directly involved in it.1

Learn more:
  1. Theopedia: Deism
  2. Gotquestions.org: What is deism? What do deists believe?
  3. R. C. Sproul: Did God Create the Universe and Then Step out of the Picture?
  4. Blue Letter Bible: Could God Have Created the World and Then Backed Off?
  5. Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry: What is Deism?
  6. Ligon Duncan: God the Clockmaker - Deism

Related terms:

Filed under Isms

1From Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem.

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