Part of a series on |
Theism |
---|
Part of a series on |
Nontheistic religion |
---|
Ietsism (Dutch: Ietsisme; Dutch pronunciation: [itsˈɪsmə]) is an unspecified belief in an undetermined transcendent reality. It is a Dutch term for a range of beliefs held by people who, on the one hand, inwardly suspect – or indeed believe – that "there must be something undefined beyond the mundane which can be known or proven", but on the other hand do not accept or subscribe to an established view of the nature of a deity offered by any particular religion. Some related terms in English are agnostic theism (though many ietsists do not believe in anything that could be called "God,¨ and therefore are agnostic atheists), advocates of eclecticism, deists, or those who are spiritual but not religious.
Ietsists might call themselves Christians or followers of another religion based on cultural identification with that religion, without believing the teachings of that particular religion.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search