In philosophy Vollenhoven sought the reconciliation of thought and being, mediated theistically, with the priority given to being.

A similar, though proportionally much smaller, phenomenon has taken place in the Unitarian churches in the United Kingdom, Canada, and other countries, which remain more theistically based.

In Freda Easton's view, Waldorf schools are "Christian based and theistically oriented", but "are opening in different cultural settings and can adapt to 'a truly pluralistic spirituality'".