Divine Lexicon

Term

monism

The view that a person consists only of the physical body, with no separate soul or spirit.

Filed underAnthropology & Hamartiology

Definition

The view that man is only one element, and that his body is the person. There is no separate soul or spirit distinct from the physical body.

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Sources

  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 23A.3Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 23A.3.

Last revised August 14, 2026