Concept

Divine spark

Overview

The divine spark is a concept used in various different religious traditions. In Gnosticism, it is the portion of God that resides within each living being. Some Quakers consider Jesus' inward light to be a divine spark.

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

Philosophers who discussed Divine spark

• Gabriel Bonnot de Mably

Related ideas

• Jesus
• Gnosticism
• Quakers
• God
• Christianity
• Inward light

Place in the tradition

Part of Dualism in cosmology.

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