How d'you do?

[Justtristo]

*Tips hat*
I'm a Christian theist here for some rational discussion about atheistic worldviews. A fan of logical argument, chess, crazy music (see name/avatar), reading philosophy and Biblical studies, duck confit, and other niceties. A Brit, a fiancé, an INTJ, a theistic evolutionist.

Look forward to meeting you.
R

Welcome stranger.

I look forward to yourself contributing to discussions on here.

[KichigaiNeko]

A fan of YES ...yes??? and you call yourself xtian???
Oh well


Welcome stranger... enjoy the forum.



We only have babyQs on certain specific holidays....

[Edwardo Piet]

Christian theism: it does what it says on the tin.

Why not use the word "Christianity"?

[Relayer]

Why not use the word "Christianity"?

I'm happy with the word, though it comes with more baggage than "Christian theism". E.g. Christianity is often associated with particular institutions, non-central beliefs (eternal torment, the "rapture", etc.), practises and traditions. Christian theism, at least to me, means assent to the core beliefs of orthodox Christianity, and refers to a worldview rather than a religion. It's also a more relevant answer here as a direct contrast to atheism.

[Edwardo Piet]

Christianity is the Christian type of theism though.

So when someone asks what you mean by "Christian theism" you wouldn't be at all wrong to simply say "Christianity" (and yet they may be right to wonder why you would choose the verbose option)... so why not say "Christianity" in the first place?

[Relayer]

Christianity is the Christian type of theism though.

Christianity is a theistic religion, not a type of theism. Trinitarianism is a type of theism.

why not say "Christianity" in the first place?

For the reasons I already gave.

[Edwardo Piet]

Christianity is also a type of theism because the religion of Christianity is also a theistic religion.

Christian theism is the same thing as the religion of Christianity because that's where the "Christian" part comes in.

[Relayer]

Christianity is also a type of theism because the religion of Christianity is also a theistic religion.

So in the same way, lasagne is a type of cheese because the dish of lasagne is also a cheesy dish.

[Edwardo Piet]

No. There are other differences with lasagne. That isn't the case with Christian theism and Christianity.

My "because" was merely pragmatic (in order to help explain things), there is no "Why?" question that can be answered epistemologically correctly.

[thesummerqueen]

Depends on how you define it, and I hate to get into an Existentialist-like pissing match about it, but my ex had a friend who would only call himself "Christian" as opposed to my ex's Southern Baptist or my roommate's "Holy Roller" adjectives - which more accurately define the lines of thinking behind the sects. If someone has a notion of what plain "Christianity" is, they might well define it as one sect aside from something specified as Christian theism. Sort of the way that some people say "I'm not Catholic, I'm Christian." Whatever that's supposed to mean.

[being flippant here] The problem is you 'Christians' have far too many branches in your religion tree. You should be sensible like the Jews and just have 3-5 major divisions based on observancy and let the most orthodox one tell you that you aren't 'Christian' at all. It makes the world a hell of a lot easier to sort out.