The term Neoplatonism is a modern invention, first used in the 18th century to distinguish the systematic thought of Plotinus and his successors from the original doctrines of Plato
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The conduct of Muhammed was far from holy, particularly concerning his marriages and use of force. His personal life reflects an ethical framework appealing to the primitive and earthly senses of men.
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Mormons believe God the Father is literally a man who became God and possesses a physical, material body, as matter is considered eternal.
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The prophets of Montanism did not speak as messengers of God, but described themselves as possessed by God, and spoke in his person.
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The idea of Judeo Christian values is a modern, Post-World War II invention and does not exist in theological reality.
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The Jewish people have historically been seen as an alien body within the societies they inhabit, presenting a separate Jewish nationality long before the Zionist State of Israel was formed.
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Jansenism asserts that God's role in the infusion of grace cannot be resisted and does not require human assent.
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The relationship between the believer and Allah is defined strictly as one of slave to master; there is no possibility for a personal relationship with the divine.
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The Quran advises believers not to take unbelievers as friends and protectors unless necessary to guard yourselves against them - allowing for concealment of true intent.
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A worldview blending empirical natural philosophy with occult doctrines, centring on the notion that the immortal human soul (nous) is trapped within the material world,
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The Gnostic universe is defined by a radical ontological dualism between the spiritual world of light and the material world of darkness.
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The First Vatican Council, spanning from 1869 to 1870, constituted the twentieth ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church.
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