• Deism: This is the belief in one god who is removed from the world. This god created the world but has since abandoned it and sustains no present relationship with it. Since this god does not interact with the world, he is rarely worshipped or prayed to. In contrast to pantheism above, deism locks god out of the universe while pantheism locks him in. Despite his ethical monism, Strong has given the best theological definition of God: “God is the infinite and perfect spirit in
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