 Philosophical reflection on theistic religious faith has produced markedly different accounts or models of its nature. This entry organizes discussion of accounts or models of faith around key components that feature in such accounts—with varying emphases, and with varying views about how these components relate to one another. These components are the cognitive, the affective, the evaluative, and the practical (volitional, actional and behavioural). Models of faith may also be usefully categorized according to further principles, including