Continuous Harmony Post 2 - God: Creator vs. Ruler

In the last paragraph of page 35, Berry talks about the differences in the views on God the creator vs. God the ruler. This was an interesting passage to me because of the strong view Berry takes on the God the ruler idea. He mentions how this concept was the embodiment of a tyrant, like the tyrants who created him. It goes back to the concept that the peoples vision of God was created in the human image, and what they determined as right and just. He makes reference to the revealed laws, which can be viewed as what we perceive God’s will and rules to be.

This says to me that Wendell Berry rejects the standard view of God that religion has laid out. It sounds like he is more concerned with God as a creator figure because that is what he views as more natural, more free of human influence and corruption. The view of God by most religions is really tailored to what the people want God to be. Nietzche tended to be very critical of religion for this matter, and view it as a man-made creation.