Where do your beliefs fall within the 15 theological concepts in our Divine Map App?
Answer our 8 questions for a rough idea of your theological position on our map. We have placed the 15 faith concepts in distinct positions on two axes: Personal ↔ Abstract and Transcendent ↔ Immanent.
Don’t worry, there is a tab defining the terms and definitions. Take a look before answering the questions. At the end of the questions, give your initials so you can be placed on the map.
| Initials | Quadrant |
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The map has no better or worse corners. It has two questions running at right angles to each other: what kind of thing the divine is, and where it is.
From the Latin transcendere, to climb across or go beyond. The sacred is beyond the ordinary world — other than it, above it, not contained by it. Creation is not the same as its Creator.
Sounds like: “God is holy, wholly other, not to be confused with anything made.”
From the Latin immanere, to dwell within. The sacred is here — indwelling this world, present in matter, bodies, soil, breath, and ordinary encounters. Not far off, and not waiting elsewhere.
Sounds like: “The holy is in this room, in this forest, in this face.”
The divine has something like personhood: it wills, relates, addresses, and can be addressed back. You can speak to it and be known by it. Prayer makes sense as conversation.
Sounds like: “Thou.”
The divine is more principle than person — a ground, a force, a depth, an ultimate condition. Not a someone with intentions toward you. Prayer becomes attunement rather than conversation.
Sounds like: “the ground of being,” “that than which nothing greater,” “the Tao.”
Short working definitions. Each is a family of views rather than one fixed doctrine, and thoughtful people inside each tradition disagree about the details.
For groups who'd rather do this visually and by hand — no scoring, no login. Everyone drags their own initials chip directly onto the map on one shared slide.
| Questionnaire (this app) | Slides file |
|---|---|
| Placement calculated from answers | Placed by feel, by hand |
| Works on phones, no install | Needs Google/PowerPoint access |
| Shared map, saved to a spreadsheet | Manual, one-at-a-time editing |
| CSV export built in | Screenshot the slide to save results |
The current group is saved to its own dated tab in the spreadsheet, then the live map is cleared so a new group can start. Everyone viewing the map, on any site, sees it reset.