Universal Pantheist Society

Universal Pantheist Society

The Universal Pantheist Society, founded in 1975, is one of the world's first official organizations dedicated to the promotion and understanding of modern pantheism. The Universal Pantheist Society does not require its members to hold to any particular creed about Pantheism and recognizes that there are a variety of beliefs that fall under the title pantheism. The Universal Pantheist Society encourages individuals in finding ways of spiritual practice in keeping with the general spirit of pantheism

The Universal Pantheist Society seeks to bring together Pantheists of various traditions and understandings, believing that standing together can help create a stronger community and provide greater intellectual stimulation for its participants.

According to the Universal Pantheist Society website, "The Universal Pantheist Society was the first organization to recognize Pantheism as a religion (organized under U.S. 501(c)(3) statutes). It is a membership organization that has been serving Pantheists worldwide since 1975.

Pantheism is "an ancient faith, but its principles have never been more relevant. It fulfills a vital need in regaining harmony between Earth and Humanity, as well as providing a satisfying world view for personal growth and human relationships". "

Pantheist Vision

It is overseen by an elected Board of Directors and publishes a quarterly Journal, "Pantheist Vision" , which presents articles relating to the modern philosophy and practice of pantheism. Edited by Society co-founder Harold Wood, the journal features member-submitted articles and personal interpretations of pantheism from both members and notable figures. Individual issues are brief, running 10 to 15 pages.

ee also

*List of pantheists
*Naturalistic pantheism
*World Pantheist Movement

External links

* [http://www.pantheist.net/ Universal Pantheist Society Official Home Page]
* [http://naturyl.humanists.net/panaware/ Pantheist Awareness Network]
* [http://home.utm.net/pan/ Pantheist Association for Nature]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • World Pantheist Movement — The World Pantheist Movement (WPM) is the world s largest organization of people associated with pantheism, a philosophy which asserts that spirituality should be centered on nature. It also has members who describe themselves as religious… …   Wikipedia

  • Pantheism — is the view that the Universe (Nature) and God (or divinity) are identical.[1] Pantheists thus do not believe in a personal, anthropomorphic or creator god. The word derives from the Greek (pan) meaning all and the Greek (theos) meaning God . As… …   Wikipedia

  • Пантеизм — Религия религиозное и философское учение, объединяющее, и иногда отождествляющее Бога и мир[1][2][3] …   Википедия

  • Dualist pantheism — holds that there are two major types of substance, physical and mental/spiritual. Dualistic pantheism is very diverse, and may include beliefs in reincarnation, cosmic consciousness, and paranormal connections across Nature. Criticisms of this… …   Wikipedia

  • Apologetics — Apologists are authors, writers, editors of scientific logs or academic journals, and leaders known for taking on the points in arguments, conflicts or positions that are either placed under popular scrutinies or viewed under persecutory… …   Wikipedia

  • UPS — may refer to:Companies*United Parcel Service, an international shipping companyOrganizations*Underground Press Syndicate *Union Philanthropic Society of Hampden Sydney College *Union Philosophical Society * Union Progressiste Sénégalaise , the… …   Wikipedia

  • Theopanism — (Greek: Theos = God, pan = all) was first used as a technical term by the Jesuits in elucidating Hinduism. [O] ne may distinguish pantheism, which imagines the world as an absolute being ( everything is God ), from theopanism, which conceives of… …   Wikipedia

  • ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …   Universalium

  • Pandeism — This article is about a synthesis of deism and pantheism. For other uses, see Pandeism (disambiguation). Part of a series on God …   Wikipedia

  • Ethics — • Many writers regard ethics as any scientific treatment of the moral order and divide it into theological, or Christian, ethics (moral theology) and philosophical ethics (moral philosophy) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ethics …   Catholic encyclopedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”