| agnosticism | The position that holds that the existence of God cannot be proven. Listen (50.0K)
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| animism | A worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits. Listen (51.0K)
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| atheism | The position that holds that there is no God or gods. Listen (18.0K)
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| deconstruction | A technique, pioneered by Jacques Derrida, that sets aside ordinary categories of analysis and makes us, instead, of unexpected perspectives on cultural elements; it can be used for finding hidden values in text, film, art work, cultural practice, or religious phenomenon. Listen (378.0K)
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| dualism | The belief that reality is made of two different principles (spirit and matter); the belief in two gods (good and evil) in conflict. Listen (48.0K)
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| immanent | Existing and operating within nature. Listen (40.0K)
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| monotheism | The belief in one God. Listen (50.0K)
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| nontheism | A position unconcerned with the supernatural, not asserting or denying the existence of any deity. Listen (48.0K)
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| pantheism | The belief that everything in the universe is divine. Listen (44.0K)
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| polytheism | The belief in many gods. Listen (48.0K)
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| post-structuralism | Approach rejecting the search for universal structures and focused on individual elements in cultural phenomena. Listen (513.0K)
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| structuralism | Looks for universal structures underlying language, religion, mythology and other human activities. Listen (590.0K)
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| transcendent | Not limited by the physical world. Listen (43.0K)
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