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CHRISTIANITY Christians believe that God exists separate and fully independent of the material Universe yet interacts directly with it. The person Jesus the Christ is believed by followers to be the Incarnation of the infinite and transcendent God, simultaneously Finite and transcendent. For Christians, the mysterious and Paradox ical nature of Christ provides a bridge from the infinite Deity to the finite man. ISLAM Muslims have the belief that God is a perfect entity, without sin or Corruption . HINDUISM Most Hindus believe that God is both transcendent and Immanent , in other words Panentheistic . He pervades the whole universe, yet is not only the material universe, but more than that. The Supreme Cosmic Spirit or Brahman , however, has more immanent characteristics than transcendent. In Vaishnavism and Shaivism , God is regarded as an Anthropomorphic person, and hence is completely transcendent but with some immanent characteristics. See Ishvara . JUDAISM and transcendent. |
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