Tritheism
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Tritheism is a theological doctrine that interprets the Christian Godhead as three distinct and separate gods rather than one God in three persons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tritheism canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian heresy
ⓘ
Trinitarian heresy ⓘ theological doctrine ⓘ |
| affirms | three distinct divine beings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
accusations against some early Christian thinkers
ⓘ
accusations against some later Trinitarian models ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | polytheistic tendency within Christian context ⓘ |
| considered | heresy by mainstream Christianity ⓘ |
| contradicts |
Athanasian Creed
ⓘ
Nicene Creed ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Monotheism
ⓘ
Nicene Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Nicene orthodoxy
Trinitarianism ⓘ |
| coreClaim | the Godhead consists of three distinct and separate gods ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
confusing distinction of persons with separation of essences
ⓘ
undermining the oneness of God ⓘ |
| debatedIn |
historical theology
ⓘ
systematic theology ⓘ |
| denies | the unity of God in classical Trinitarianism ⓘ |
| differsFrom | doctrine of one God in three persons ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | orthodox Trinitarianism that teaches one divine essence ⓘ |
| evaluatedAs | incompatible with biblical monotheism ⓘ |
| historicalDebate |
addressed in medieval scholastic theology
ⓘ
discussed in post-Nicene Trinitarian controversies ⓘ |
| implies |
plurality of gods within Christian framework
ⓘ
three separate divine essences ⓘ |
| interprets | Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three gods ⓘ |
| languageType | doctrinal label rather than self-designation ⓘ |
| misinterpretationOf | Trinitarian language of three persons ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
Church Fathers ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
|
| rejectedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| relatedConcept |
Arianism
ⓘ
Modalism ⓘ Social Trinitarianism ⓘ Subordinationism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalCategory | doctrine of God ⓘ |
| theologicalIssue | nature of the Trinity ⓘ |
| usesTerm | three gods ⓘ |
| viewedAs | extreme form of Social Trinitarianism by some theologians ⓘ |
| violates |
classical Christian monotheism
ⓘ
doctrine of divine simplicity ⓘ |
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