, ▁writing ▁that ▁" pan ent he istic ▁doctrine ▁contains ▁all ▁of ▁de ism ▁and ▁p ande ism ▁except ▁their ▁arbitrary ▁neg ations ". ▁ ▁Hart sh or ne ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁in ▁the ▁imm ort ality ▁of ▁human ▁sou ls ▁as ▁ident ities ▁separate ▁from ▁God , ▁but ▁explained ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁beauty ▁created ▁in ▁a ▁person ' s ▁life ▁will ▁exist ▁for ▁ever ▁in ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁God . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁understood ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁H indu ism , ▁or ▁perhaps ▁Buddh ism ' s ▁Sun y ata ▁( empt iness ) ▁ont ology ▁ ▁namely ▁that ▁a ▁person ' s ▁identity ▁is ▁ex ting u ished ▁in ▁one ' s ▁ult imate ▁union ▁with ▁God , ▁but ▁that ▁a ▁person ' s ▁life ▁within ▁God ▁is ▁et ernal . ▁Hart sh or ne ▁regularly ▁attended ▁services ▁at ▁several ▁Un itar ian ▁Universal ist ▁churches , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁First ▁Un itar ian ▁Universal ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Austin , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Crit ic isms ▁ ▁Hart sh or ne ' s ▁philosoph ical ▁and ▁the ological ▁views ▁have ▁received ▁criticism ▁from ▁many ▁different ▁qu arters . ▁Pos itive ▁criticism ▁has ▁unders cor ed ▁that ▁Hart sh or ne ' s ▁emphas is ▁on ▁change ▁and ▁process ▁and ▁cre ativity ▁has ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁correct ive ▁to ▁static ▁thinking ▁about ▁caus al ▁laws ▁and ▁determin ism . ▁Several ▁comment ators ▁aff irm ▁that ▁his ▁position ▁offers ▁met aph ys ical ▁coh er ence ▁by