Conceptions of Supreme Deity

This paper attempts to provide a high-level comparison of Eastern and Western conceptions of deity. It finds some significant similarities-involving worshipworthiness and the ideal shape of human lives-and some important differences-concerning the ultimate nature of reality, the relation of supreme deity to the rest of reality, and the relative frequency of divine incarnation.

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This paper provides a high-level comparison between Eastern and Western conceptions of deity, exploring similarities and differences in worshipworthiness, the ideal shape of human lives, the ultimate nature of reality, the relation of supreme deity to the rest of reality, and the frequency of divine incarnation.