Subj : Re: The universe
To   : JOSHUA LEE
From : TODD HENSON
Date : Wed Jan 03 2001 07:58 pm

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> -=> TODD HENSON wrote to JOSHUA LEE <=-
> 
>  > However, I think you are right theologically; Chassidus, rational
>  > mystical Jewish theology, tends to claim that the universe is being
>  > continuously created by the words of creation; which are part of
>  > G-d himself. (Panentheism.)
> 
>  TH> So, is Judaism panentheistic?
> 
> It depends upon which thinker you consult. In general, the Chasidim
> are and the non-Chasidim aren't; but there are partial exceptions
> on both sides.
> 
> To clarify what panentheism means, it means the universe is part
> of G-d, but that G-d is more than the universe, not limited to His
> creation. This interpretation is ultimately based upon the Biblical
> doctrine that G-d is everywhere. They understand this to mean that
> there is nowhere where G-d isn't; literally.


Thanks for the info.

But, for God to be present in the universe, does that necessitate the
universe being an actual 
PART of him?
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