Is Soft Polytheism a form of Inclusive Monotheism?
I could rationalize that. I probably wouldn’t say that they are the *same* because I think the intention of Soft Polytheism is different from the intention of Inclusive Monotheism. My understanding of Inclusive Monotheism is that there is One God and that other gods are just other interpretations (inaccurate) of that One God. Whereas Soft Polytheism is the belief that different gods are different names for the same gods. It does necessarily claim that the different names are inaccurate. They accept that there can be accuracy in the worship of the archetypes. I don’t know if I’m making sense there – it’s one of those clear in my brain, but may not be clear to anyone else. I’d agree that while Henotheism is often lumped in with Soft Polytheism (or Polytheism in general) they are not the same thing. Henotheism is the belief in many, distinct gods, but worship of only one. But I get my theisms mixed up sometimes – there’s too many of them for me to keep straight.
