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Paul Tillich, theologian, and Charles Hartshorne, philosopher, both exemplify in their respective ways new types of theism alternative to models of the relation of theology and philosophy, faith and reason, influenced by Immanuel Kant and scientific positivism. This study shows how their views of the way God is known, of what is meant by "God," and of God's relation to the world, can support a vital religious faith today. This is so, this study suggests, without abandoning the "modern" commitment to critical inquiry when this is chastened by a constructive sense of "postmodern" irony.
Two Types of New Theism: Knowledge of God in the Thought of Paul Tillich and Charles Hartshorne FROM THE PUBLISHER
Paul Tillich, theologian, and Charles Hartshorne, philosopher, both exemplify in their respective ways new types of theism alternative to models of the relation of theology and philosophy, faith and reason, influenced by Immanuel Kant and scientific positivism. This study show how their views of the way God is known, of what is meant by "God," and of God's relation to the world, can support a vital religious faith today. This is so, this study suggests, without abandoning the "modern" commitment to critical inquiry when this is chastened by a constructive sense of "postmodern" irony.
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In this lengthy essay, Towne (Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis) examines the fundamental metaphysical and methodological commitments of Paul Tillich and Charles Hartshorne and the ways in which these commitments shape the two thinkers' doctrines of God. Towne maintains that differences between Hartshorne and Tillich are disclosed most distinctly in their views of the ontological dimension of God. On the phenomenological level, Towne finds a similarity with respect to the relation of faith and reason. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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