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The Christian belief system comes directly from the story contained within the doctrine. It is specifically not a consideration of the universe. The nature of the universe is secondary to the story of Jesus. Though secondary the nature is constrained by the story and thus the dilema with seeking the nature of the universe. If found to be contradictory to the story it is rejected.

Pantheism seeks to understand the universe and does not come with an attached dogma or story that is built upon its framework. As such it carries not intrinsic dogma or authoratarian commandments. It is far closer to the intellectual attempts to posit personality traits the Roman Pagan gods had to represent nature rather than the experential nature of the monotheistic religions.