ext_283716 ([identity profile] ewigweibliche.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] theatokos 2007-12-13 05:58 pm (UTC)

"God as both immanent and transcendent"

There's a word for this: panentheism. I am whole heartedly a panentheist. I think Jesus is a great example of this (from a Christian perspective of course) - God is immanent in our physical world and in us, but still also the great fabric of being.

I think the Western philosophical split of mind and matter has been out of a desire to control our chaotic world. A natural tendency, with some good contributions, but ultimately it creates a false duality.

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