Concept

Antitheism

Overview

Antitheism, also spelled anti-theism, is the philosophical position that theism should be opposed. The term has had a range of applications. In secular contexts, it typically refers to direct opposition to the belief in any deity. Unlike antireligion, antitheism is not against those religions that do not have deities, such as some sects of Buddhism and Jainism.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Related ideas

• Greek language
• Atheism
• Jainism
• Christopher Hitchens
• University of Edinburgh
• Secularism
• Antireligion
• Theism
• Buddhism
• Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
• Nontheism
• Deity
• Jacques Maritain
• Etymology

Opposing perspectives

• Oxford English Dictionary
• Religious pluralism

Place in the tradition

Part of Antireligion.

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