Syncretism or Correlation: Teilhard and Tillich's Contrasting Methodological Approaches to Science and Theology
Abstract. I revisit Paul Tillich's theological methodology and contrast his practice of correlation with the syncretistic methodological practices of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. I argue that the method of correlation, as referred to in Robert John Russell's 2001 Zygon article, fails to uph...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2005
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Theology
B Science B Religion B Theological Method B David Klemm B Christology B Method of correlation B Evolution B Cosmology B Pierre Teilhard de Chardin B Paul Tillich B Syncretism B theological circle B Albert Einstein B Robert John Russell |
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Summary: | Abstract. I revisit Paul Tillich's theological methodology and contrast his practice of correlation with the syncretistic methodological practices of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. I argue that the method of correlation, as referred to in Robert John Russell's 2001 Zygon article, fails to uphold Tillich's self-limitation of his own methodology with regard to Tillich's insistence upon the theological circle. I assert that the theological circle, as taken from Tillich's Systematic Theology I, is a central facet within his methodology and that this often-ignored concept needs to be resuscitated if one is to remain authentically Tillichian in one's approach to the science-and-theology dialogue. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2005.00700.x |