TAILIEUCHUNG - Pantheism Its Story and Significance

Pantheism differs from the systems of belief constituting the main religions of the world in being comparatively free from any limits of period, climate, or race. For while what we roughly call the Egyptian Religion, the Vedic Religion, the Greek Religion, Buddhism, and others of similar fame have been necessarily local and temporary, Pantheism has been, for the most part, a dimly discerned background, an esoteric significance of many or all religions, rather than a “denomination” by itself. The best illustration of this characteristic of Pantheism is the catholicity of its great prophet Spinoza. For he felt so little antagonism to any Christian sect, that he never urged any. | feedboo is Pantheism Its Story and Significance Picton J. Allanson Published 1905 Categorie s Non-Fiction History Philosophy Religion Source Feedbooks 1 Note This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http Strictly for personal use do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 FOREWORD Pantheism not Sectarian or even Racial. Pantheism differs from the systems of belief constituting the main religions of the world in being comparatively free from any limits of period climate or race. For while what we roughly call the Egyptian Religion the Vedic Religion the Greek Religion Buddhism and others of similar fame have been necessarily local and temporary Pantheism has been for the most part a dimly discerned background an esoteric significance of many or all religions rather than a denomination by itself. The best illustration of this characteristic of Pantheism is the catholicity of its great prophet Spinoza. For he felt so little antagonism to any Christian sect that he never urged any member of a church to leave it but rather encouraged his humbler friends who sought his advice to make full use of such spiritual privileges as they appreciated most. He could not indeed content himself with the fragmentary forms of any sectarian creed. But in the few writings which he made some effort to adapt to the popular understanding he seems to think it possible that the faith of Pantheism might some day leaven all religions alike. I shall endeavour briefly to sketch the story of that faith and to suggest its significance for the future. But first we must know what it means. Meaning of Pantheism. Pantheism then being a term derived from two Greek words signifying all and God suggests to a certain extent its own meaning. Thus if Atheism be taken to mean a denial of the being of God Pantheism is its extreme opposite because Pantheism declares that there is nothing but God. This however needs explanation. For no Pantheist has ever held that everything is God any .

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