Whitehead's idea of God differs from traditional monotheistic notions. Perhaps his most famous and pointed criticism of the Christian conception of God is that "the Church gave unto God the attributes which belonged exclusively to Caesar." Here Whitehead is criticizing Christianity for defining God as primarily a divine king who imposes his will on the world, and whose most important attribute is power. As opposed to the most widely accepted forms of Christianity, Whitehead emphasized an idea of God that he called "the brief Galilean vision of humility": COUNT 3
QSN1 What was Whitehead's description of God? ANS1 "the brief Galilean vision of humility" QSN2 What is Whitehead's most well-known critical statement regarding the Christian notion of God? ANS2 "the Church gave unto God the attributes which belonged exclusively to Caesar." QSN3 What qualities dis Whitehead state that Christians attributed to their version of God? ANS3 primarily a divine king who imposes his will on the world, and whose most important attribute is power