Guide to the perplexed: an attempt to make sense of the Tillich-Hisamatsu Dialogues

The 1957 Harvard encounter between Paul Tillich and Zen master Shin’ichi Hisamatsu contains a wealth of information on the overlap and discrepancies between the two systems of thought, both individually and in regard to the larger East-West dialogue. This paper was written with the intent to mine th...

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Published in:Estudos de religião
Main Author: Perrottet, Claude (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Imprensa Metodista [2016]
In: Estudos de religião
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
BL Buddhism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
FA Theology
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B Zen Buddhism
B East-West dialogue
B Tillich
B Hisamatsu
B Tillich’s German period
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Summary:The 1957 Harvard encounter between Paul Tillich and Zen master Shin’ichi Hisamatsu contains a wealth of information on the overlap and discrepancies between the two systems of thought, both individually and in regard to the larger East-West dialogue. This paper was written with the intent to mine the somewhat chaotic content of this historical document for elements leading to a systematic philosophical and theological investigation of underlying themes. In particular, it takes into account insights from Tillich’s early German period to highlight the profound difference in his approach to the notion of paradox when compared to that of Zen Buddhism, a tradition he admired but was never fully able to penetrate
ISSN:2176-1078
Contains:Enthalten in: Estudos de religião
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.15603/2176-1078/er.v30n3p319-348