Christian dogma

Religious belief system

Christian dogma refers to the core doctrines held to be essential and non-negotiable within Christianity—beliefs a church declares authoritatively true and binding on its members.

These typically include the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and the resurrection.

Different denominations recognize different dogmas, and what counts as dogma versus open theological question varies considerably: The council debated whether the teaching rose to the level of Christian dogma.

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Rejection of deities

secular humanism · rationalism · skepticism · freethought · naturalism

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Personal faith, no denomination

heterodoxy · mystical experience · spiritual seeking · heresy · apostasy

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