In the psychology of religion, a god concept is the understanding people have about God or gods.
God concepts are usually learned from religious teaching and reading as well as personal experience.
Like other concepts in psychology, a god-concept is defined in terms of a list of features or characteristics that are distinctive.
Example of a God-Concept.
The Christian God-concept presents God as one being. Most Christian traditions teach that God is a trinity reflected in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19) as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Christians also learn about the attributes of God. There are many lists of attributes or characteristics. Some examples include omnipotence (all powerful), omnipresence (present everywhere), omniscience (all-knowing), and eternal. God is also known as a judge who is loving and forgiving.
Researchers study god concepts by surveys, interviews, and observations.
Note that God-concept is different from god-image.
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