religious dogma
Unquestionable faith teachings
Religious dogma is a set of beliefs or doctrines that a religious authority declares to be true and beyond question.
Unlike matters open to interpretation, dogma demands acceptance: The church's dogma on salvation left no room for debate.
The term often carries a critical edge, implying rigid thinking that resists evidence or reason.
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- church hierarchyRanked religious leadership structure
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- holy scriptureReligious text from deity
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
articles of faith · creed · theology · catechism · sacred tradition · exegesis · clergy · divine law · thou shalt not · original sin · sectarianism · apostasy · imam · hermeneutics · chapter and verse · fundamentalism · fire and brimstone · ex cathedra
- closed-mindednessclosed-mindedness, close-mindedness, narrow-mindedness, inflexibility, rigidity
- theologyecclesiology, eschatology, Christology, God, dogmatics
religious dogmafree inquiry
Unrestrained pursuit of knowledge
freethought · scientific method · empiricism · critical thinking · skepticism
religious dogmaopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
intellectual humility · agnosticism · working hypothesis · doubt · uncertainty
religious dogmascientific method
Structured process for investigation
empirical evidence · reason · self-determination · naturalism · materialism