Theopanism (from
Greek: Θεός ''Theos'', "God" and πᾶν ''pan'', "all") was first used as a technical term by the
Jesuits in elucidating
Hinduism.
Theopanism has also been more broadly stated as inclusive of any theological theory by which God is held equivalent to the Universe. As one author puts it: "In theopanism the meaning given the word God is of an entity that is not separate from the universe. Theopanism includes among its major concepts
pantheism and
panentheism
Panentheism ("all in God", from the Greek language, Greek grc, πᾶν, pân, all, label=none, grc, ἐν, en, in, label=none and grc, Θεός, Theós, God, label=none) is the belief that the Divinity, divine intersects every part of Univers ...
."
[Alvin Jay Reines, ''Polydoxy: explorations in a philosophy of liberal religion'', 1987, p. 77.] The broader statement would also include
pandeism.
See also
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God becomes the Universe
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Mordechai Nessyahu
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Naturalistic spirituality
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Baruch Spinoza
Baruch (de) Spinoza (born Bento de Espinosa; later as an author and a correspondent ''Benedictus de Spinoza'', anglicized to ''Benedict de Spinoza''; 24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677) was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish origin, b ...
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Universal Pantheist Society
References
External links
Why I Believe in Godby John J. Lanier, ''The Builder Magazine'', April 1927 - Volume XIII - Number 4
Pantheism
Hindu philosophical concepts
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