Terminology Tuesday: Faith
Within Christianity, that attitude of trust in God, including beliefs about God and his goodness, that is essential to a right relationship with God. Many theologians regard faith as including various dimensions, including trust, propositional belief and a willingness to act obediently. More loosely, the term is used for any set of religious commitments or even secular commitments, as with the person who has “faith” in psychoanalysis or Marxism. Also used as a synonym for religion, as in “the world’s major faiths.”
Evans, C. S. (2002). Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics & Philosophy of Religion (p. 44). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.