ruction ist ▁J uda ism , ▁God ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁person , ▁but ▁rather ▁a ▁force ▁within ▁the ▁universe ▁that ▁is ▁experienced ; ▁in ▁fact , ▁any time ▁something ▁worth while ▁is ▁experienced , ▁that ▁is ▁God . ▁God ▁is ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁all ▁natural ▁processes ▁that ▁allow ▁people ▁to ▁be ▁self - ful fill ing , ▁the ▁power ▁that ▁makes ▁for ▁salv ation . ▁Thus , ▁Kap lan ' s ▁God ▁is ▁abstract , ▁not ▁car n ate , ▁and ▁int ang ible . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁note ▁that , ▁in ▁this ▁model , ▁God ▁exists ▁within ▁this ▁universe ; ▁for ▁Kap lan , ▁there ▁is ▁nothing ▁super natural ▁or ▁other world ly . ▁One ▁lov es ▁this ▁God ▁by ▁seeking ▁out ▁truth ▁and ▁good ness . ▁Kap lan ▁does ▁not ▁view ▁God ▁as ▁a ▁person ▁but ▁acknowled ges ▁that ▁using ▁personal ▁God - language ▁can ▁help ▁people ▁feel ▁connected ▁to ▁their ▁her itage ▁and ▁can ▁act ▁as ▁“ an ▁aff irm ation ▁that ▁life ▁has ▁value .” ▁ ▁Like wise , ▁Rab bi ▁Z al man ▁Sch ach ter - Sh alom i , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Ren ew al ▁movement , ▁views ▁God ▁as ▁a ▁process . ▁To ▁aid ▁in ▁this ▁transition ▁in ▁language , ▁he ▁uses ▁the ▁term ▁“ god ding ,” ▁which ▁enc aps ul ates ▁God ▁as ▁a ▁process , ▁as ▁the ▁process ▁that ▁the ▁universe ▁is ▁doing , ▁has ▁been ▁doing , ▁and ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁do . ▁This ▁term ▁means ▁that ▁God