IMMANENCE

IMMANENCE
   the nearness, presence or indwelling of GOD in CREATION. When God is regarded as IMMANENT He is believed to be active in sustaining and preserving creation as well as being concerned about the affairs of individuals. The term is usually contrasted with TRANSCENDENCE which means that God's activity and power are apart from the world. CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY has always asserted both the immanence and transcendence of God thus rejecting both DEISM and PANTHEISM.

Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.

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