or near to his creation. Although one might think that views stressing God’s transcendence make him remote, while those emphasizing immanence make him near and involved, that is not necessarily so. In fact, some conceptions of God portray him as very distinct from his creation (hence, transcendent) while being very involved with it. Others understand him as spatio-temporally very close to the world yet without any particular interpersonal relationship with it. The comment about interpersonal relationships
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