John Thatamanil: Tillich and the Advent of New Being

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Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 19 December 2024

⏱️ 96 minutes

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In this episode, I am joined by Dr. John Thatamanil to discuss how Paul Tillich’s theology understands God’s relationship to history and incarnation. We discuss his Christian existentialism, the contrast between Chronos and Karios time, and his vision of the divine. Covering topics from Tillich's understanding of religious socialism to the complexities of conditioned and unconditioned existence, our dialogue offers a rich introductory exploration of Tillich's thought. We also engage the contemporary implications of Tillich's theology, making connections to modern societal issues and the lived reality of faith in challenging times. You can WATCH this conversation on YouTube This DECEMBER, we are exploring the 'Theologians of Crisis' in our online Advent class - Breaking into the Broken World. Join us to learn about Karl Barth, Paul Tillich, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rudolph Bultmann as we explore their thoughts and timely reflections in their Advent/Christmas sermons. Dr. Thatamanil is Professor of Theology & World Religions at Union Theological Seminary in NYC. Previous Podcasts with John Deconstructing Divinity & Embracing Diversity God – the Ground, the Between, the Personal What we do when we do theology A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity Theology Without Walls Non-duality, Polydoxy, and Christian Identity Check out these books by John Circling the Elephant: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity The Immanent Divine: God, Creation And the Human Predicament: God, Creation, and the Human Predicament Theology Without Walls: The Transreligious Imperative _____________________ This DECEMBER, we will be exploring the 'Theologians of Crisis' in our online Advent class - Breaking into the Broken World. Join us to learn about Karl Barth, Paul Tillich, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rudolph Bultmann as we explore their thoughts and timely reflections in their Advent/Christmas sermons. Join my Substack - Process This! Join our class - THE RISE OF BONHOEFFER, for a guided tour of Bonhoeffer's life and thought. Spend a week with Tripp & Andrew Root in Bonhoeffer’s House in Berlin this June as part of the Rise of Bonhoeffer Travel Learning Experience. INFO & DETAILS HERE Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone.
0:06.1	This is Tripp, and I'm here with my buddy John Totomital.
0:10.9	And it is, it's Paul Tillick Day.
0:13.3	Nothing says Advent.
0:14.9	Get in, talk to JT about PT on the internet.
0:19.7	So I'm pretty excited. And thank you and welcome to all of you joining
0:24.0	live or watching later. But if you're joining live and you say to yourself, whoa, whoa, whoa,
0:30.1	what lecture is this that John Totomino gave introducing Paul Tillick's thought as understanding of Carols
0:36.3	thinking about Advent? well, then you might
0:39.8	have missed it. And if you haven't joined up on the class and you want to go get his lecture,
0:45.3	along with intros to Bonhoeffer, Bart, and Boltman, then head over to oh god what now.net.
0:51.7	Oh God, like oh, h. Oh, God, what now.com. Uh, very fun URL. And it will send you
0:59.4	right to a place you could join up. And you'll be able to get everything right there. So,
1:04.9	yeah, John, this is fun. And I absolutely loved your lecture. It definitely inspired questions.
1:10.6	So I, and one of them is a fun one that I think might be a way for you to introduce yourself.
1:16.9	All right. And, and it was like, I've heard John on the podcast before. I love hearing him tell stories about his own faith journey and things. And, and let's see, Janine asked about when John met Paul Tillick and at what point as a thinker,
1:32.8	he became someone who you've wrestled with throughout your work.
1:39.4	Well, that is a great question.
1:42.5	It requires me to get into some autobiographical details.
1:48.0	So I had a very unusual and excellent high school English teacher and names trunk, but no relation to the distinguished Strunk and White of the elements of style,
2:05.0	though I did spend some time in high school wandering and eventually had the courage to ask him.
2:10.3	But Strunk taught in one of his courses, existentialism through literature.
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