# Intimacy with the Divine in A Pluralistic Universe

> Theme guide for A Pluralistic Universe by William James.

Explores how different philosophies (dualistic theism, monistic pantheism, pluralistic radical empiricism) affect the closeness and personal connection humans can feel with God or the divine.

## Where it surfaces

- [Lecture I: The Types of Philosophic Thinking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_pluralistic_universe_se/chapters/lecture-i-the-types-of-philosophic-thinking): James explores how different spiritual philosophies achieve (or fail to achieve) intimacy with God: theism leaves humans as outsiders, while pantheism fuses them substantially with the divine.

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