"Whitehead reacted strongly against the idea of God as a cosmic tyrant, one who brings about everything."

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"Whitehead reacted strongly against the idea of God as a cosmic tyrant, one who brings about everything."

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"Theologians have a great problem because they're seeking to speak about God. Since God is the ground of everything that is, there's a sense in which every human inquiry is grist to the theological mill. Obviously, no theologian can know everything."

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"At present, too much theological thinking is very human-centered."

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