ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I consider the axiology of pantheism. By “pantheism” I mean to pick out an ontologically naturalistic metaphysics of the divine on which God is identical with the universe. On the conception of pantheism I assume, the universe exhibits the sort of unity and functional integration sufficient for it to be truthfully described as the divine mind. I argue that a pantheistic metaphysics of the divine delivers a conception of God on which its being true that God exists results in an overall better state of affairs for the cosmos as a whole than would be the case if it were not true. In particular, I argue that the sort of connectedness of the parts of the universe that we would find if pantheism were true would result in an overall more valuable state of affairs than would obtain if no such connectedness exists.
