But even in Germany itself a powerful reaction has commenced; and the learning and labors of such men as Olshausen, and Tholuck, and Hengstenberg, may be hailed as the dawn of a better and brighter day.
It may be observed, _finally_, that Pantheism stands directly opposed to Christian Theism in several distinct respects.

The following are the principal points of collision between the two: 1.

Pantheism denies,--Christian Theism affirms, the existence of a _living, personal God_, distinct from Nature, and superior to it.
2.

Pantheism supersedes,--Christian Theism reveals, the doctrine of a real creation.
3.

Pantheism contests,--Christian Theism confirms, the doctrine of the constant providence and moral government of God.
4.