Tillich Today

Today, I am joined by Dr. Christian Danz, a world class theologian and professor of Systematic Theology in Vienna. We'll explore Paul Tillich’s early influences and why our socio historical contexts and conversation partners are pivotal to the longevity of our thinking.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosting Tillich Today has been great fun. That's why I'm expanding my efforts in a new podcast series called Byte-Geist. Byte-Geist facilitates digital musings on existential matters that everyone can relate to. Here, you can find interviews with academic, professionals, and everyday people just trying to get by in a world that is, even in the best of times, a disorienting place to be. Check it out and subscribe if you can. Link below: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uTH7DJOIQFTqcHvdYiUwP?si=7ce44b3bd28f48aa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the big deal with Thomas Aquinas, anyway? And what, if anything, might ole' Tommy Aqua have to do with Paul Tillich's existential theology? This week I sit down for conversation on Aquinas, Tillich, and much more with Sarah Thomas, A recent fellow for the North American Paul Tillich Society and a theology student at the Catholic University of America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the relationship between faith and doubt? How do we overcome despair when confronting the ugliest dimensions of human nature? Can philosophy help us grapple with these issues? In this episode, Dr. Samuel Andrew Shearn drops by the Pod Beyond Pod to tackle these questions and discuss his book Pastor Tillich. We talk about Tillich’s time as an army chaplain during WWI, his engagement with the German philosopher Friedrich Schelling, and the meaning of justification. Dr. Shearn's web links: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192857859.001.0001 https://www.ev.theologie.uni-mainz.de/systematische-theologie-und-sozialethik/samuel-shearn/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you recently found yourself sitting up at night, tossing and turning as you contemplate the nature of your finitude? Yes? Then this brief foray into existentialism is just for you! This episode is one of many bite sized philosophical videos where we will focus in on a theme or concept critical to understanding the thinkers and topics explored in interviews. Here, I provide a breakdown of ontology, explaining why it's not just an issue introverted nerds in Higher Ed should care about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is existence inherently meaningless? Are human-robot relationships possible? Is Rick Deckard a replicant? This week, I do a deep dive on pop culture, philosophy, and religion with Regan Hardeman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can LGBTQ-identified individuals rediscover faith amid religious trauma? What paths are open for queer people who hold onto Christian beliefs despite facing rejection? And what the heck does ontology have to do with gender and sexuality? On this episode, Rev. J.J. Warren and I explore these issues and more through the lens of Paul Tillich's theology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Tillich Today, I sit down with Dr. Robert C. Neville, a renowned philosopher, theologian, and religious studies scholar. We talk about Tillich's understanding of God as the "ground of being", his relationship to non-western religious and philosophical traditions, his ambiguous identity as a Christian theologian, and what those uninterested in academic theology can learn by engaging with his work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices