[dr_lew]

... but Einstein’s “God” bears absolutely no relation to a Theistic God and is, in fact, used as a synonym for “The Universe”.

This is contradicted by one of his famous aphorisms, "What interests me the most is whether God had any choice when He created the universe." ( from memory )

[FredZarguna]

The claim that Einstein thought God was synonymous with “the Universe” is a bridge too far. It might be possible to claim that he did not believe that God was in any sense accessible to us, but that his creation was; that is quite a different thing. However, as I said before this line of claim was brought up, Einstein was not a Theist and of that there can be no doubt.