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Feature,Pantheism,Panentheism

Definition,God is everything; the universe and God are identical.,God is in everything but also transcends the universe.

Relation to the Universe,The universe itself is divine.,The universe is part of God, but God is greater than the universe.

Transcendence,No transcendence—God is fully immanent in the world.,God is both immanent (within the world) and transcendent (beyond it).

Divine Personality,Generally impersonal; God is not a being with intentions.,Can be personal or impersonal, depending on interpretation.

Religious Associations,Found in some forms of Hinduism, Taoism, and Spinoza’s philosophy.,Found in certain mystical traditions of Christianity, Judaism (Kabbalah), and Hinduism.

View on Creation,The universe is not created by God—it is God.,The universe is created or sustained by God but does not encompass all of God.

Metaphysical Implication,Strict monism (everything is one).,A balance between monism and theism (God is beyond yet within all).

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