“Playing Hide-and-Seek with the Frosty Monster”
This essay traces the major contentions of Postmodern theology and analyzes Paul Tillich’s theological concepts and demonstrates that his theology is still relevant in the ongoing debate in current religious philosophy. Analyzing the onto-theological concerns of Heidegger, Jean-Luc Marion’s comparis...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2016
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International yearbook for Tillich research
Year: 2016, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-42 |
RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDD Protestant Church NBC Doctrine of God |
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Summary: | This essay traces the major contentions of Postmodern theology and analyzes Paul Tillich’s theological concepts and demonstrates that his theology is still relevant in the ongoing debate in current religious philosophy. Analyzing the onto-theological concerns of Heidegger, Jean-Luc Marion’s comparison of the concepts of icon, idol and the gift, as well the ethics of Levinas, Tillich’s concept of the “Unconditioned” can be interpreted as a bridge between modernity and postmodernity. In addition, Tillich’s notions of the “Protestant Principle” and the “Gestalt of grace” are reminders that his theological critiques parallel the contemporary concerns of the limitations of human concepts of God. |
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ISSN: | 2190-7455 |
Contains: | In: International yearbook for Tillich research
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/tillich-2016-0103 |