The Meaning of God in Modern Religion
This article undertakes to describe precisely what is meant by the word "God." It signifies the Supreme Power, on which we are ultimately dependent; the Power upon which we depend for the conservation of values; the Causal Power which constitutes the universe as it is; the eternally transc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
1926
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The journal of religion
Year: 1926, Volume: 6, Issue: 5, Pages: 457-471 |
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| Summary: | This article undertakes to describe precisely what is meant by the word "God." It signifies the Supreme Power, on which we are ultimately dependent; the Power upon which we depend for the conservation of values; the Causal Power which constitutes the universe as it is; the eternally transcendent Ideal; the Ideal Spiritual Companion; and the "Holy," arousing the sense of awe. The discrepancies between these various conceptions are pointed out, and a way of harmonization indicated by the conception of God as Moral Will, the personal companion of man's inner life. The relation of such a God to the cosmos may be interpreted by the analogy of a psychophysical organization, animated by an indwelling spiritual mind and will. God's relation to human persons may be symbolized by the conception of a spiritual society in which he is the dominant Spirit. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/480604 |