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Paul Tillich : journey to Japan in 1960 / edited by Tomoaki Fukai ; with a preface by Friedrich Wilhelm Graf.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Tillich research ; v. 4.Publisher: Berlin : De Gruyter, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 234 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110303070
  • 3110303078
  • 9783110303087
  • 3110303086
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Paul Tillich - journey to Japan in 1960.DDC classification:
  • 230.092 22
LOC classification:
  • BX4827.T53 T5613 2013eb
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  • online - EBSCO
  • BH 2265
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Contents:
Preface; A Commentary on Paul Tillich's Visit to Japan: May 3 -- July 10, 1960; Introduction; 1 Post-war Japan and Tillich's Visit; 2 The Social Condition of Japan in the 1960's; 3 Tillich in Japan from May 3 to July 10, 1960; 3.1 Tillich in Tokyo (Part 1): From May 3 to May 22; 3.2 Tillich in Kyoto -- From May 23 to June 13; 3.3 Tillich in Tokyo (Part 2): From June 14 to July 10; 3.4 Tillich in Sendai: From June 26 to June 28; 3.5 The Final Lecture in Tokyo; 3.6 Vacation in Japan; 4 The Material Collected in this Publication; A Lectures; The Philosophical Background of My Theology.
Historical Remarks; The Theological Use of this Material; General Remarks; The Basic Ideas of Religious Socialism; Religion and Culture; God as Reality and Symbol; The Tention between the Concrete and the Absolute in the Development of the Idea of God; The Idea of God and Realized Problems; God as Spirit and the Problem of Personality; and Personalistic Thinking in Protestantism and Bourgeois Society; God as Power and Love; Love and Compassion (Amida); Spiritual Foundation of Democracy. First Lecture: Philosophical Foundations; Concepts of Individuality; Dêmo and Kratia.
B Dialogue with Buddhist in KyotoTillich encounters Japan; Dialogue 1; Dialogue 2; Appendix; Answers to Questions; A talk by Dr. Paul Tillich given before the Study of Japanese Religious Group at the Seiken Kaikan on June 7, 1960 on The Demonic Problem: Demonization of Religion; C Informal Report on Lecture Trip to Japan -- Summer 1960; Informal Report on Lecture Trip to Japan -- Summer 1960; D Preface to Professor Tillich's Collected Lectures; Preface; E Letters; Letters; F Pictures; Pictures; Index of Names.
Summary: In the summer of 1960 Paul Tillich visited Japan. Together with his wife Hannah, he spent eight weeks in the country sightseeing, lecturing, and having discussions with local scholars. This monograph provides the first comprehensive documentation of Tillich's journey, highlighting the political context and the itinerary of his visit. Moreover, Tomoaki Fukai presents the manuscripts of Tillich's lectures, his conversations with leading Buddhists in Kyoto, and his correspondence with his Japanese hosts.

Translated from German.

In the summer of 1960 Paul Tillich visited Japan. Together with his wife Hannah, he spent eight weeks in the country sightseeing, lecturing, and having discussions with local scholars. This monograph provides the first comprehensive documentation of Tillich's journey, highlighting the political context and the itinerary of his visit. Moreover, Tomoaki Fukai presents the manuscripts of Tillich's lectures, his conversations with leading Buddhists in Kyoto, and his correspondence with his Japanese hosts.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface; A Commentary on Paul Tillich's Visit to Japan: May 3 -- July 10, 1960; Introduction; 1 Post-war Japan and Tillich's Visit; 2 The Social Condition of Japan in the 1960's; 3 Tillich in Japan from May 3 to July 10, 1960; 3.1 Tillich in Tokyo (Part 1): From May 3 to May 22; 3.2 Tillich in Kyoto -- From May 23 to June 13; 3.3 Tillich in Tokyo (Part 2): From June 14 to July 10; 3.4 Tillich in Sendai: From June 26 to June 28; 3.5 The Final Lecture in Tokyo; 3.6 Vacation in Japan; 4 The Material Collected in this Publication; A Lectures; The Philosophical Background of My Theology.

Historical Remarks; The Theological Use of this Material; General Remarks; The Basic Ideas of Religious Socialism; Religion and Culture; God as Reality and Symbol; The Tention between the Concrete and the Absolute in the Development of the Idea of God; The Idea of God and Realized Problems; God as Spirit and the Problem of Personality; and Personalistic Thinking in Protestantism and Bourgeois Society; God as Power and Love; Love and Compassion (Amida); Spiritual Foundation of Democracy. First Lecture: Philosophical Foundations; Concepts of Individuality; Dêmo and Kratia.

B Dialogue with Buddhist in KyotoTillich encounters Japan; Dialogue 1; Dialogue 2; Appendix; Answers to Questions; A talk by Dr. Paul Tillich given before the Study of Japanese Religious Group at the Seiken Kaikan on June 7, 1960 on The Demonic Problem: Demonization of Religion; C Informal Report on Lecture Trip to Japan -- Summer 1960; Informal Report on Lecture Trip to Japan -- Summer 1960; D Preface to Professor Tillich's Collected Lectures; Preface; E Letters; Letters; F Pictures; Pictures; Index of Names.

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