Many of the outstanding Neo-Liberals were Germans and Austrians who had experienced the Third Reich and saw the importance of looking for eternal values in the Christian message. They were very conscious of the Early Liberals and, like them, believed very strongly in moral limitations and were convinced that Christianity was a very powerful factor in establishing freedom. Of course, God is very different from man, but not totally. See, if we are like God, then God is like us in some ways. If you paint a picture, or write a book, or plant a garden, or even make a pair of really first-rate shoes, then you are a creator.
Animals create, yes, but automatically.
He is a creator. Christianity has a personalistic theology, which is very important. The mask gave a specific role to the actor on the stage. We play with God. We have a responsibility to play our roles, which God might have chosen, but which we are acting with our own lights, on our own behalf, prayerfully trying to comply to His great game and fulfill our destiny and our task here on earth.