Paul Tillich and the New Religious Paradigm enacts a radical theological encounter between two of the great theological minds of the 20^th century. Vahanian does not simply survey Tillich’s theology; he engages it in a profound intellectual reading that pushes Tillich beyond Tillich. The secular and utopian aspects of Tillich’s theology are intensified through a dialectical process of critique and appropriation. Vahanian confronts Tillichian themes of being, kairos and the sacred with his own reflections on secularity, holiness and utopia. He takes issue with some of Tillich’s own conclusions by spelling out the logic of some of the processes inherent in Tillich’s theology. For example, Tillich opens up theology to the world, but then does not go far enough in his break from ecclesiasticism and fails to develop a fully secular theology. Vahanian shows us what Tillich could look like if pushed to a consistent extreme. Paul Tillich and the New Religious Paradigm contributes a complex but vital new theological vision.

Gabriel Vahanian is the internationally renowned author of numerous books in theology, including The Death of God (1961), Wait without Idols (1964), God and Utopia (1977), and Anonymous God (2002). 

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