Guide to the perplexed: an attempt to make sense of the Tillich-Hisamatsu Dialogues
The 1957 Harvard encounter between Paul Tillich and Zen master Shinichi 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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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Estudos de religião
Year: 2016, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 319-348 |
| IxTheo 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 |
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Zen Buddhism
B East-West dialogue B Tillich B Hisamatsu B Tillichs German period |
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| Summary: | The 1957 Harvard encounter between Paul Tillich and Zen master Shinichi 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 This paper was written with the intent to mine the somewhat chaotic content of this historical document for elements leading to a systematic philosophical and theological investigation of underlying themes.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 Tillichs 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 |
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| ISSN: | 2176-1078 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Estudos de religião
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15603/2176-1078/er.v30n3p319-348 |