Paul Tillich and Sino-Christian Theology

With contributors from different generations of the Chinese-speaking world, the book addresses the relevance of Paul Tillich's thought in the Chinese cultural-political contexts.

List of contents

1. Being and Non-Being: Paul Tillich, Buddhist–Christian Dialogue, and Sino-Christian Theology 2. Confucianism as Religion in Tillichian Perspective 3. Correlating Tillich’s Legacy with the Political-Existential Situation of Present-Day China 4. Demonic and Frontier: Paul Tillich on nationalism and its significance on national identity construction in Contemporary China 5. St. Thomas Aquinas and Paul Tillich on Fortitudo (Courage): With Special Reference to the Virtue of Vīrya in Buddhism 6. T. C. Chao and Tillich: Paul Tillich’s Spiritual Journey in China 7. The Theological Controversy between Paul Tillich and Karl Barth in 1923: A Historical and Interpretative Reconstruction 8. Tillich’s and Confucian Understanding of Person in Dialogue: An Emergentist Perspective 9. An Examination of Tillich’s and Confucian anthropocosmic understanding: An Ecological Perspective

About the author

Keith Ka-fu Chan is currently a Professor at the Center for Judaic and Inter-religious Studies, Shandong University. His research interests include: modern Christian theology, philosophy of religion, religion and environmental ethics, political theology, and Paul Tillich studies.

Summary

With contributors from different generations of the Chinese-speaking world, the book addresses the relevance of Paul Tillich’s thought in the Chinese cultural-political contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Keith Ka-fu CHAN
• Assisted by: Keith Ka-fu CHAN (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032522180
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3252218-0
• No. of pages: 228
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); China, RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Eastern, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, Religion: general, Christianity, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies