eutheism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism English eutheism Coinage from eu- + theism (as antonym of dystheism) Attestation in a 1998 theology lecture https://web.archive.org/web/20071203180444/http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/philosophy/faculty/koons/356/lec19.html. Humorous attestation on Usenet in 2002http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.everquest/browse_thread/thread/8f0df5dadf848aee/cb60e1f231543a29?lnk=st&q=eutheist&rnum=1#cb60e1f231543a29.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The belief that there is a god, and that this god is benevolent.
[…] many of them still believe god exists, but that he has let them down and so they keep their belief in his existence, but no longer worship him (and even hate him). ie rather than switching to atheism, they switch from eutheism to dystheism (although they may incorrectly call themselves atheist).
2007 May 21, Jeckyl, “Ignorance and Delusion”, in alt.religion.christian (Usenet), message-ID <46522860$0$4607$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au>:Dystheism revolves around “the belief that a god, goddess, or singular God is not wholly good (eutheism) as is commonly believed (such as in the monotheistic religions of Christianity and Judaism), and is possibly evil.”
2019, Cometan, The Duodoxy: The Principles of The Logical Cosmos, page 254:Protest theology rejects the often axiomatic assumption that God is always good or just (eutheism). More to the point, it holds that the eutheistic outlook not only stunts our ability to have a true, meaningful relationship with God, but that the theological contortions it demands also cause us to miss several important themes and lessons latent in the Hebrew Bible.
2013, David H. Schraub, "Our Divine Constitution", 44 Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 1201 (2013)
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igtheism · pantheism · transtheism · misotheism · antitheism · atheism