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==Origin==
French panthéisme, from panthéiste pantheist, from [[English]] pantheist, from pan- + [[Greek]] theos [[god]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1732]
==Definitions==
*1: a [[doctrine]] that [[equates]] [[God]] with the [[forces]] and laws of the [[universe]]
*2: the [[worship]] of all gods of [[different]] creeds, [[cults]], or peoples indifferently; also : [[toleration]] of [[worship]] of all gods (as at certain periods of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman empire])
==Description==
The view that [[God]] is [[identical]] with [[everything]]. It may be seen as the result of two [[tendencies]]: an [[intense]] religious [[spirit]] and the [[belief]] that all [[reality]] is in some way [[united]]. Pantheism should be distinguished from [[panentheism]], the view that [[God]] is in [[all things]]. Just as [[water]] might saturate a sponge and in that way be in the entire sponge, but not be identical with the sponge, [[God]] might be in [[everything]] without being identical with [[everything]].
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinoza Spinoza] is the most distinguished pantheist in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_philosophy Western philosophy]. He [[argued]] that since substance is completely self-sufficient, and only [[God]] is self-sufficient, God is the only substance. In other [[words]], God is [[everything]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegel Hegel] is also sometimes considered a pantheist since he identifies God with the [[totality]] of [[being]].
Many people think that pantheism is tantamount to [[atheism]], because they believe that theism requires that God [[transcend]] ordinary, sensible [[reality]] at least to some [[degree]]. It is not obvious that theism requires a transcendent or [[personal]] notion of [[God]]; and one might claim that the [[belief]] that it does is the result of an [[anthropomorphic]] view of God. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_philosophy Eastern philosophy], especially the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedic_Brahmanism Vedic] [[tradition]] of Indian philosophy, pantheism is part of a rejection of [[polytheism]]. The [[apparent]] [[multiplicity]] of [[reality]] is [[illusion]]. What is ultimately real or divine is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman].
In the late [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century 20th century], Pantheism began to see a resurgence. Pantheism [[resonated]] with the growing [[ecological]] [[awareness]] in [[society]] and the [[media]]. It was often declared to be the underlying [[theology]] of [[Paganism]]. 1975 saw the [[foundation]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pantheist_Society Universal Pantheist Society], however it remained extremely small. The [[creation]] of the [[naturalistic]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Pantheist_Movement World Pantheist Movement] in 1999, with its multiple mailing lists and [[social]] networks, led to much wider visibility.
As the growing global [[ecological]] [[crisis]] increased the level of concern for [[Nature]], the popularity and visibility of Pantheism grew further in the early 21st century. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins Richard Dawkins]' ''The God Delusion'' gave [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_Pantheism Naturalistic Pantheism] increased credibility among atheists by describing it as “sexed-up atheism.” The [[Vatican]] gave Pantheism further prominence in a Papal encyclical of 2009[9] and a New Year's Day statement on January 1, 2010, which criticized Pantheism for denying the superiority of [[humans]] over nature and "seeing the [[source]] of man’s [[salvation]] in [[nature]]." James Cameron’s 2009 movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film) Avatar] was widely reviewed as presenting a Pantheistic [[reverence]] and concern for [[Nature]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheism]
[[Category: Religion]]
==Origin==
French panthéisme, from panthéiste pantheist, from [[English]] pantheist, from pan- + [[Greek]] theos [[god]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1732]
==Definitions==
*1: a [[doctrine]] that [[equates]] [[God]] with the [[forces]] and laws of the [[universe]]
*2: the [[worship]] of all gods of [[different]] creeds, [[cults]], or peoples indifferently; also : [[toleration]] of [[worship]] of all gods (as at certain periods of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman empire])
==Description==
The view that [[God]] is [[identical]] with [[everything]]. It may be seen as the result of two [[tendencies]]: an [[intense]] religious [[spirit]] and the [[belief]] that all [[reality]] is in some way [[united]]. Pantheism should be distinguished from [[panentheism]], the view that [[God]] is in [[all things]]. Just as [[water]] might saturate a sponge and in that way be in the entire sponge, but not be identical with the sponge, [[God]] might be in [[everything]] without being identical with [[everything]].
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinoza Spinoza] is the most distinguished pantheist in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_philosophy Western philosophy]. He [[argued]] that since substance is completely self-sufficient, and only [[God]] is self-sufficient, God is the only substance. In other [[words]], God is [[everything]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegel Hegel] is also sometimes considered a pantheist since he identifies God with the [[totality]] of [[being]].
Many people think that pantheism is tantamount to [[atheism]], because they believe that theism requires that God [[transcend]] ordinary, sensible [[reality]] at least to some [[degree]]. It is not obvious that theism requires a transcendent or [[personal]] notion of [[God]]; and one might claim that the [[belief]] that it does is the result of an [[anthropomorphic]] view of God. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_philosophy Eastern philosophy], especially the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedic_Brahmanism Vedic] [[tradition]] of Indian philosophy, pantheism is part of a rejection of [[polytheism]]. The [[apparent]] [[multiplicity]] of [[reality]] is [[illusion]]. What is ultimately real or divine is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman].
In the late [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century 20th century], Pantheism began to see a resurgence. Pantheism [[resonated]] with the growing [[ecological]] [[awareness]] in [[society]] and the [[media]]. It was often declared to be the underlying [[theology]] of [[Paganism]]. 1975 saw the [[foundation]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pantheist_Society Universal Pantheist Society], however it remained extremely small. The [[creation]] of the [[naturalistic]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Pantheist_Movement World Pantheist Movement] in 1999, with its multiple mailing lists and [[social]] networks, led to much wider visibility.
As the growing global [[ecological]] [[crisis]] increased the level of concern for [[Nature]], the popularity and visibility of Pantheism grew further in the early 21st century. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins Richard Dawkins]' ''The God Delusion'' gave [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_Pantheism Naturalistic Pantheism] increased credibility among atheists by describing it as “sexed-up atheism.” The [[Vatican]] gave Pantheism further prominence in a Papal encyclical of 2009[9] and a New Year's Day statement on January 1, 2010, which criticized Pantheism for denying the superiority of [[humans]] over nature and "seeing the [[source]] of man’s [[salvation]] in [[nature]]." James Cameron’s 2009 movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film) Avatar] was widely reviewed as presenting a Pantheistic [[reverence]] and concern for [[Nature]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheism]
[[Category: Religion]]
