Knowra Faith Faith Faith is trust or commitment that may involve belief, reliance, or acceptance beyond available evidence. It can be religious or secular and need not mean certainty.
Religious belief : Belief in religious claims, beings, practices, or traditions. Faith often names commitment to religious claims, though belief and faith are not identical.
Evidence : Information that supports or undermines a claim. Faith is often discussed in relation to evidence that is incomplete or contested.
Propositional attitude : A mental relation to a proposition, such as believing, doubting, or hoping it is true. Faith can include believing propositions, but it is not reducible to that mental stance.
Abrahamic religions : Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, traditions that trace spiritual heritage to Abraham. These traditions give faith central but distinct roles in religious life.
Epistemology : The philosophical study of knowledge, justification, evidence, and rational belief. Whether faith can justify belief is a central epistemological dispute.
Trust : Reliance on the reliability, honesty, or ability of someone or something. Faith can mean trusting a person or reality without certainty about outcomes.
Knowledge : Justified awareness or understanding of facts, objects, or truths. Debates distinguish faith from knowledge, especially when certainty is unavailable.
Belief : Acceptance that a proposition is true, often without complete certainty. Belief is one possible element of faith, but faith can also involve trust and allegiance.
Christian faith : Trust in God and commitment to the teachings and person of Jesus within Christianity. Christian traditions variously emphasize trust, belief, grace, and fidelity.
Religious experience : An experience interpreted as an encounter with the sacred or with ultimate reality. Such experiences may ground faith for individuals, while their interpretation remains disputed.
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