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       Faith in Public Life Series
        
        
         
          Panantheism (also spelled Panentheism)
         
        
        
       
        
         Panantheism is a term coined by Karl C. F. 
			Krause (1781-1832, and used by proponents of creation spirituality 
			to express the belief that God is immanent in all created being  
			although God is not limited to the created world.  Simply put: all 
			is God, but God is above all.
        
        
       
        This contrasts with the Christian view that 
		God created the world distinct from Himself.  Fallen humanity and the 
		evil it unleashed on the world are not Gods creation.
        
      
       
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