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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fusangite" data-source="post: 367623" data-attributes="member: 7240">I think you have a great idea there and should run with it.A few thoughts (note: everything here is a gross oversimplification and therefore not entirely true): (a) Look at trinitarian theory. God has one nature and three persons (person literally meaning 'theatrical mask' in latin).  There's a lot of other interesting stuff there to form an intellectual bedrock for God being several and one.(b) Look at living god structures; in 1870, papal infalibility was a compromise between those who saw the pope as just another Christian and those who wanted him recognized as _the incarnation of the Holy Spirit on earth_; interestingly, the Vatican Council instead recognized the church as a whole as the Holy Spirit on earth. Yves Congar, the Catholic theologian put forward that in fact, the World Council of Churches was, in fact, the Holy Spirit. The obscure Russian sect, the Doukhobors believe that there is a living Christ on earth at all times. Monotheism is much more conducive to human avatars of God than is polytheism.(c) Obviously, you're probably versed in the Muslim idea that one should respect the 'peoples of the book' -- recognizing that Christians and Jews are worshipping the same God, if incorrectly.(d) You should take a good look at the Mormon church for models of clearly differentiating yourself within monotheism. The idea of Christ coming twice -- once to each hemisphere -- and also the idea of practicing the Aaronic Priesthood instead of the priesthood of Melchizedek (I'm sure I'm spelling this wrong) are useful, not to mention the supplemental holy book.(e) Clearly, the role of prophets is paramount -- the fewer gods you have in your pantheon, the more prophets are required. And in such a system, there will always be more David Koreshs (again, a spelling error I'm sure) than Mohammeds.(f) Litturgical distinctions become much more important when there is a single God. D&D is terrible for its disinterest in temple hierarchy and the physical practice of worship but clearly, this will be a crucial way to distinguish different branches of the faith.(g) Finally, will you have a saint system? There are obvious pros and cons to this.Best of luck!</blockquote>

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