# Spiritual terms glossary This is a glossary of theology terms beyond the terms present outside [cults, heresies, and disagreements](conflicts-christian.md) or [Christian philosophy](glossary-philosophy-christian.md). Amillennial - The eschatological view that Revelation is not depicting a millennium of Christ's or Christian reign Angelology - The systematic theology branch that addresses what angels are Arminianism - The belief that humanity's free will is distinct from God's sovereignty, tends to exist as [compatibilism](glossary-philosophy.md), often emphasizes [spiritual gifts](spiritual-gifts.md) Bibliology - The systematic theology branch that addresses the Bible Calvinism - The belief that God is sovereign, can veer into [fatalism](glossary-philosophy.md) Christology - The systematic theology branch that addresses God as Jesus Christ Christophany - A direct and personal encounter with Jesus Christ Communion - part of our spirit that holds a close personal connection with God and the rest of the Church Conscience - part of our spirit that holds a strong moral conviction about something Conviction - a reference by Christians to when the Holy Spirit morally affects someone's conscience Covenant theology - The theological view that God interacts with humanity based on [His covenants](people-contracts.md) He makes with humanity, contrasts with dispensationalism Demonology - The systematic theology branch that addresses fallen angels Dispensationalism - The theological view that there are seven distinct dispensations on how God interacts with humanity (Innocence, Conscience, Human Government, Promise, Mosaic, Grace, and [Kingdom/Millennium](https://theologos.site/millennium/)), contrasts with covenant theology Ecclesiology - The systematic theology branch that addresses the Church Eschatology - The systematic theology branch that addresses the end times and Jesus returning Evangelism - Various forms of sharing the Gospel to the world Elect - The people who God has predestined for eternal life, most prominently shown in [Ephesians 1:4-6](https://biblehub.com/ephesians/1.htm) Father - the Person of the Godhead who is omniscient and omnipotent Futurism - The eschatological view that God's prophecies, especially in [John's Revelation](https://biblehub.com/revelation/1.htm), will happen in the future Gap creationism - An Old Earth creationism view that there were distinct gaps between each "day" in Genesis Gospel - The good news of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection and what it means Grace - In the Bible, refers to good things God gives when He didn't need to, contrast with mercy Harmatiology - The systematic theology branch that addresses sin Hermeneutics - The theory and method of interpreting what the Bible says Historicism - The view that God's prophecies, especially in [John's Revelation](https://biblehub.com/revelation/1.htm), are happening throughout history as clear eras and epochs Holy Spirit - the Person of the Godhead who is omnipresent and serves the will of the Father Idealism - The view that God's prophecies, especially in [John's Revelation](https://biblehub.com/revelation/1.htm), are allegorical and happen symbolically throughout history Imputation - Transferring the judgment of sin from one individual to another, part of Levitical law, as well as Christ's work Intuition - part of our spirit that provides spiritual information the mind couldn't have acquired or inferred by outside events Justification - God's [legal status](legal-safety.md) regarding our eternal state, contrast with regeneration and sanctification Levitical law - A Hebrew tribe descended from Levi who was responsible for maintaining the Jewish temple Kenosis - The theology surrounding how Jesus "emptied himself" Mariology - The systematic theology branch that addresses the Virgin Mary (but only for Catholics) Mercy - In the Bible, refers to bad things God doesn't gives when He had every right to, contrast with grace Missiology - The systematic theology branch that addresses evangelism Old Earth creationism - aka Theistic Evolution, the belief that God created the universe over very long evolutionary periods, contrasts with Young Earth creationism Omnipotent - all-powerful, in reference to God Omnipresent - all-present, in reference to God Omniscient - all-knowing, in reference to God Orthopraxy - The systematic theology branch that addresses the correct way to behave and live as Christians Paterology - The systematic theology branch that addresses God as the Father Perichoresis - aka Circumincession, the relationship between the three persons of God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) Pneumatology - The systematic theology branch that addresses God as the Holy Spirit Postmillennial - The futurist view that Jesus is coming back after a millennium of dominant Christian ethics throughout society, contrasts to premillennial and amillenial Predestination - God's knowledge ahead of time about where people will be in eternity, often refers to discussions and controversy about the elect Premillennial - The futurist view that Jesus is coming back to set up [a millennium of rule](https://theologos.site/millennium/), contrasts to postmillennial and amillennial Preterism - The view that God's prophecies, especially in [John's Revelation](https://biblehub.com/revelation/1.htm), are referring to things that have already happened (e.g., the fall of Rome) Propitiation - Turning away punishment through an offering that makes peace Regeneration - God's work to build His elect into what He wants them to be, contrast with justification and sanctification Reconciliation - Specific concept in the Bible referring to putting away a conflict Replacement theology - The belief that God will restore Israel as a nation and re-institute the sacrificial system demonstrated in the Old Testament, connected with dispensationalism and *not* part of covenant theology Sanctification - God setting apart something for a spiritual [purpose](purpose.md), implies [decisions](decisions.md) on our end, contrast with justification and regeneration Son - the Person of the Godhead who serves the will of the Father, became human, and will inherit the universe Soteriology - The systematic theology branch that addresses how salvation works Systematic theology - A philosophically rigorous exploration of the various aspects of Christianity's beliefs Teleology - The systematic theology branch that addresses God's reasoning Theistic evolution - An Old Earth creationism view that God created the Earth across millions of years of evolution, with each "day" being a distinct era Theophany - A direct and personal encounter with God Theological anthropology - The systematic theology branch that addresses who people are with respect to God creating us Young Earth creationism - The belief that God created the universe in a relatively short period of time (i.e., days or years), contrasts with Old Earth creationism