Term

Deism

The view that God created the world to run on natural laws and is not otherwise involved with the world's history.

Filed underTheology Proper

Definition

The view that God created the world to run on natural laws and is not otherwise involved with the world's history.

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Sources

  1. 1.Frame, John M. A History of Western Philosophy and Theology. (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2015). 748Original citation: Frame, John M. A History of Western Philosophy and Theology. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2015, 748.

Last revised August 14, 2026