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Recent Examples of pantheism
In 1809, Friedrich’s budding pantheism landed him in hot water.
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Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Spinoza was infamous for his sometimes inscrutable variety of pantheism, in which God no longer sits outside Nature, paring his fingernails (James Joyce’s joke), but effectively is Nature, inextricable from it.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
While some people might think pantheism is silly, that doesn't matter.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2011
If anyone is wondering, stoicism and pantheism are my preferred lenses through to view the world.
—Christa Allen, Allure, 28 May 2021
There’s a scene in The Wolf Gift where Reuben is staring up at the stars and musing about the nature of God, and his ruminations there almost seem to be a cosmic pantheism or something.
—Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2012
Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Spinoza was infamous for his sometimes inscrutable variety of pantheism, in which God no longer sits outside Nature, paring his fingernails (James Joyce’s joke), but effectively is Nature, inextricable from it.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
While some people might think pantheism is silly, that doesn't matter.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2011
If anyone is wondering, stoicism and pantheism are my preferred lenses through to view the world.
—Christa Allen, Allure, 28 May 2021
There’s a scene in The Wolf Gift where Reuben is staring up at the stars and musing about the nature of God, and his ruminations there almost seem to be a cosmic pantheism or something.
—Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantheism
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Leland presented European material as the survival of an ancient pagan cult—moreover, a paganism that had been demonized by Christianity.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Apr. 2025
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All across Central Europe, a fascination with runes and folk magic aligns with both right-wing xenophobia and left-wing paganism.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Freud, too, proposed that Moses was an Egyptian prince who invented monotheism (or stole it from Akhenaten).—
Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Freud, too, proposed that Moses was an Egyptian prince who invented monotheism (or stole it from Akhenaten).—
Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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The idea of achieving ‘dominion’ over the world and society is not uncommon in charismatic Christian theology, according to religious scholar Matthew Taylor, who studies Christian Nationalism.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Perhaps the slogan suggested not so much romantic love but something like agape in Christian theology: a desireless, God-like benevolence—love for, not just between, lovers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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The Pope's polytheism places him among the people of Hell.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Both discoveries date to the period when the Roman Empire was transitioning from polytheism to Christianity.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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While most of the Empire was being immersed in a religion which was a synthesis of Roman institutions, Greek philosophy and Hebrew theism, a subset of the population of philosophical inclination was being drawn into a religious system descended from Hellenistic paganism.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
10 Aug. 2012
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Another frequent topic of disbelief among Edge responders was theism and its anti-science offshoots---in particular the belief in intelligent design, and the belief that the Earth is only a few thousand years old.—
Jennifer Welsh,
Discover Magazine,
23 Nov. 2010
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This vague gesture in the direction of deism has no antecedent in the book, no moral or theological trajectory to make Bambi’s insight meaningful or satisfying.—
Kathryn Schulz,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2022
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Those intuitions usually commended a staid deism and scorn for those whose beliefs extended any further.—
Jeffrey Collins,
WSJ,
12 Mar. 2021
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The substantive parts of the state's Anti-SLAPP laws would survive and be utilized under the Erie doctrine.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Clarkson said the institute also promoted religious doctrines that were considered unusual at the time of its founding, in 1970.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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“Pantheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantheism. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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