... McCutcheon attempts to tackle the question by distinguishing how the theological language can be categorized between a gender-neutral "God" and the generic uses of "gods." However, he argues that there's not one a specific way to use the "correct (use) of language" when speaking in a theological perspective. McCutcheon discusses how ... implementing a "name" accurately can become an issue in two instances, both of which are in relation to the academic study of religion. He discusses how a gender neutral God language is often used within the feminist movement. Even in contemporary Christi...

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... Hinduism and its philosophy. In Hinduism, there are several main gods. Gyre introduces the audience to many of these deities, including Brahma, who is considered to be the creator God; he is traditionally depicted as having four faces, representing the four Vedas. The god Vishnu represents the preservation and salvation aspect of god, and is often represented as one of his ... ten avatars, or incarnations, such as Krishna or Rama. As Goddess worship in India can be traced back to the Indus Valley civilization, it is not difficult to imagine why he majority of Hindu gods are readily depi...

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... Evidence of this temporal lobe and limbic hyperactivation and epilepsy appears to be characteristic of many of the historical prophets. God's messenger Muhammad exhibited several of these irregularities. He would typically "lose consciousness and enter into trance states in order to receive the word of God," and undergo violent episodes when experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations of the ... archangel Gabriel (Joseph 126). Moreover, evidence of Muhammad's hypersexuality was reported on several occasions. Lastly, he was also known to fly into extreme rages although he was generall...

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