John Fiske in the book "The Idea of God as Affected by Modern Knowledge" discusses the influence modern knowledge, predominantly science, has on the idea of God within society today. The author, John Fiske, is an American philosopher and historian, and he shared his knowledge about the idea of God, the view of society about the topic, as well as various conceptions about the philosophy. This book talks about one of the most important concepts or phenomena in the world today.
John Fiske in the book "The Idea of God as Affected by Modern Knowledge" discusses the influence modern knowledge, predominantly science, has on the idea of God within society today. The author, John Fiske, is an American philosopher and historian, and he shared his knowledge about the idea of God, the view of society about the topic, as well as various conceptions about the philosophy. This book talks about one of the most important concepts or phenomena in the world today.
The following study on Ti1lich's theology is based on a doctoral dissertation, presented to the Ludwig-Maximilian University at Munich in December, 1967. Tillich's theology, however, is not a simple structure to analyze, since it is so systematically interrelated. Certainly every major area of his theo logical system involves all other major areas, and even the minor areas have complex ramifications to the total system itself. The following pages, there fore, can only be construed as one among many viewpoints of his system. Tillich's theological structure might be compared to a painting or some other work of art: one must view it now from this direction, now from that, in order to appreciate the total effect. Certain points should, however, be mentioned here. First of all, a key notion in this system is "essentialization. " This concept rounds off and com pletes Ti1lich's entire work. Unfortunately, Ti1lich himself did not write extensively on this topic, nor did he actually correlate it to the beginning and middle of his system, although it expresses the final telos of his entire theo logical work. I have drawn out of the Systematic Theology as much as possi ble on the subject of "essentialization," and have tried to analyze it in light of other key-concepts in his system.
This authoritative Companion to the theologian Paul Tillich provides an accessible account of the major themes in his diverse theological writings. It embodies and develops recent renewed interest in Tillich's theology and reaffirms him as a major figure in today's theological landscape.
