Faith — • In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word means essentially steadfastness. As signifying man s attitude towards God it means trustfulness or fiducia Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Faith Faith … Catholic encyclopedia
faith — noun 1 trust in sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great, tremendous ▪ absolute, complete, implicit, total, unshakable, unwavering … Collocations dictionary
faith — Trust, especially in the reliability of God. A modern understanding of faith is that it is an inferior kind of knowledge or an acceptance of an opinion or story which cannot be wholly proved. The biblical meaning of faith (the corresponding verb… … Dictionary of the Bible
Faith healing — Faith healer redirects here. For the play by Brian Friel, see Faith Healer. Faith healing is healing through spiritual means. The healing of a person is brought about by religious faith through prayer and/or rituals that, according to adherents,… … Wikipedia
Faith in Buddhism — Faith (Pali: saddhā, Sanskrit: Śraddhā) is an important constituent element of the teachings of the Buddha both in the Theravada tradition and especially in the Mahayana. Some of the first words which the Buddha is alleged to have spoken after… … Wikipedia
Faith, Science and Understanding — Faith, Science, and Understanding is a book by John Polkinghorne which explores aspects of the integration between science and theology. It is based on lectures he gave at Nottingham University and Yale and on some other papers.Publication… … Wikipedia
Faith of the Fallen — infobox Book | name = Faith of the Fallen title orig = translator = author = Terry Goodkind cover artist = Keith Parkinson country = United States language = English series = The Sword of Truth genre = Epic fantasy publisher = Tor Fantasy release … Wikipedia
His Dark Materials — For other uses, see His Dark Materials (disambiguation). His Dark Materials Northern Lights The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass Author Philip Pullman Language English … Wikipedia
Bahá'í Faith in fiction — The Bahá í Faith has appeared in fiction in multiple forms. The mention of the Bahá í Faith, prominent members, or even individual believers have appeared in a variety of fictional forms including science fiction, and fantasy, as well as styles… … Wikipedia
Bahá'í Faith and Native Americans — The Bahá í Faith and Native Americans has a history reaching back to the lifetime of Abdu l Bahá and has multiplied its relationships across the Americas. Individuals have joined the religion and institutions have been founded to serve native… … Wikipedia
