Panentheisms East and West

In the West panentheism is known as the view that the world is contained within the divine, though God is also more than the world. I trace the history of this school of philosophy in both Eastern and Western traditions. Although the term is not widely known, the position in fact draws together a br...

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Main Author: Clayton, Philip 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands 2010
In: Sophia
Year: 2010, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-191
Further subjects:B Comparative Theology
B Charles
B Hartshorne
B Ramanuja
B Hegel
B Shankara
B Ecology
B ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY
B Panentheism
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Summary:In the West panentheism is known as the view that the world is contained within the divine, though God is also more than the world. I trace the history of this school of philosophy in both Eastern and Western traditions. Although the term is not widely known, the position in fact draws together a broad range of important positions in 20th and 21st century metaphysics, theology, and philosophy of religion. I conclude with some reflections on the practical importance of this position.
ISSN:1873-930X
Contains:Enthalten in: Sophia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11841-010-0181-9