In the Old Testament, sin is directly linked to the monotheistic beliefs of the Hebrews.
In other words, atheism may be "at least as old as the monotheistic religions of Abraham".
Religion - especially of the monotheistic variety that demands universal acceptance - is back.
Negatively considered, the monotheistic conviction results in the rejection of all other belief systems as false religions, and this rejection partly explains the exceptionally aggressive or intolerant stance of the monotheistic religions in the history of the world.
The answer probably lies in the difficult political situation that occurred during the collapse of the monotheistic experiment.
The monotheistic religions have argued bitterly, with one another and between themselves, over the different ways of depicting holiness.
Amman's district governor told the Associated Press that the band's lyrics "contradict" the religious beliefs of the monotheistic faiths.
Yet another point of commonality, and difference, for the monotheistic faiths is the story of Noah, sacred history's first boat-builder.
The symbolic language of the monotheistic belief system has no proper terms of its own in speaking of God that cannot be found elsewhere also.
"Akhnaten" (1983), about the monotheistic Egyptian pharaoh, built more directly on the experience Mr. Glass had gained in writing "Sat yagraha".
Gregory's father, also named Gregory, was converted to the Christian faith from the monotheistic sect known as the Hypsistarii under the influence of his Christian wife.
