▁thought ▁the ▁central ity ▁of ▁love ▁is ▁very ▁strong , ▁particularly ▁in ▁his ▁interpretation ▁of ▁God , ▁nature ▁and ▁all ▁living ▁cre atures . ▁Hart sh or ne ▁is ▁also ▁appreciated ▁for ▁his ▁philosoph ical ▁interest ▁in ▁Buddh ism , ▁and ▁in ▁stim ulating ▁others ▁in ▁new ▁approaches ▁to ▁inter - rel ig ious ▁co - operation ▁and ▁dialog ue . ▁ ▁Lang don ▁Gil key ▁question ed ▁Hart sh or ne ' s ▁assumptions ▁about ▁human ▁reasoning ▁experiences . ▁Gil key ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁Hart sh or ne ▁assumes ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁objective ▁or ▁rational ▁structure ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁universe , ▁and ▁he ▁then ▁assumes ▁that ▁human ▁thought ▁can ▁ac quire ▁accurate ▁and ▁ade qu ate ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁universe . ▁ ▁In ▁Hart sh or ne ' s ▁the ology ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁literal ▁first ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁universe , ▁and ▁the ▁universe ▁is ▁thus ▁regarded ▁as ▁an ▁actually ▁infinite ▁reality . ▁This ▁has ▁led ▁some ▁to ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁as ▁Hart sh or ne ▁has ▁emphas ized ▁that ▁every ▁event ▁has ▁been ▁partly ▁determined ▁by ▁previous ▁events , ▁his ▁thought ▁is ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁the ▁f alla cy ▁of ▁the ▁infinite ▁re gress . ▁ ▁Other ▁critics ▁question ▁the ▁ade qu acy ▁of ▁pan ent he ism . ▁The ▁point ▁of ▁t ension ▁in ▁Hart sh or ne ' s ▁the ology ▁is ▁whether ▁God ▁is ▁really ▁worthy ▁of ▁worship ▁since ▁God ▁needs ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁complete ▁being . ▁Trad itional ▁the ism ▁pos its