<P> Nontheistic religions are traditions of thought within religions -- some otherwise aligned with theism , others not -- in which nontheism informs religious beliefs or practices . Nontheism has been applied to the fields of Christian apologetics and general liberal theology , and plays significant roles in Hinduism , Buddhism and Jainism . While many approaches to religion exclude nontheism by definition , there are some inclusive definitions that show how religious practice and belief do not depend on the presence of god ( s ) . For example , Paul James and Peter Mandaville distinguish between religion and spirituality , but provide a definition of the term that avoids the usual reduction to `` religions of the book '' : </P>
<P> Nontheistic religions are traditions of thought within religions -- some otherwise aligned with theism , others not -- in which nontheism informs religious beliefs or practices . Nontheism has been applied to the fields of Christian apologetics and general liberal theology , and plays significant roles in Hinduism , Buddhism and Jainism . While many approaches to religion exclude nontheism by definition , there are some inclusive definitions that show how religious practice and belief do not depend on the presence of god ( s ) . For example , Paul James and Peter Mandaville distinguish between religion and spirituality , but provide a definition of the term that avoids the usual reduction to `` religions of the book '' : </P>
what do you call a religion without god
what do you call a religion without god
nontheism
nontheism