Dystheists may themselves be theists or atheists, and in the case of either, concerning the nature of the God of Abrahamic faiths, will assert that God is not good, and is possibly, although not necessarily, malevolent, particularly (but not exclusively) to those who do not wish to follow that faith. For example, in his Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (1741), Jonathan Edwards, a devout theist, describes a God full of vengeful rage and contempt, seemingly different from one with Christ-like omnibenevolence.
Dystheists may themselves be theists or atheists, and in the case of either, concerning the nature of the God of Abrahamic faiths, will assert that God is not good, and is possibly, although not necessarily, malevolent, particularly (but not exclusively) to those who do not wish to follow that faith.
nsubj
Number=Plur
dystheist
Dystheists
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
nmod:npmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
themselves
themselves
PRON
PRP
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
root
Number=Plur
theist
theists
NOUN
NNS
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
atheist
atheists
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
case
case
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
either
either
DET
DT
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
VerbForm=Ger
concern
concerning
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
nature
nature
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
God
God
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Abrahamic
Abrahamic
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
faith
faiths
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
conj
VerbForm=Inf
assert
assert
VERB
VB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
God
God
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
ccomp
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
possibly
possibly
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
although
although
SCONJ
IN
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advcl
necessarily
necessarily
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Degree=Pos
malevolent
malevolent
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
particularly
particularly
ADV
RB
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
conj
exclusively
exclusively
ADV
RB
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
PRON
DT
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
wish
wish
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
follow
follow
VERB
VB
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
faith
faith
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
For example, in his Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (1741), Jonathan Edwards, a devout theist, describes a God full of vengeful rage and contempt, seemingly different from one with Christ-like omnibenevolence.
case
for
For
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
example
example
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
Sinners
Sinners
PROPN
NNPS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
hand
Hands
PROPN
NNPS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Angry
Angry
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
God
God
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1741
1741
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jonathan
Jonathan
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Edwards
Edwards
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
devout
devout
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
theist
theist
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
describe
describes
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
God
God
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
full
full
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
vengeful
vengeful
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
rage
rage
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
contempt
contempt
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
seemingly
seemingly
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Christ
Christ
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
like
like
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
omnibenevolence
omnibenevolence
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.