Sounding the Depth of the Secular: Tillich with Thoreau

By examining some of the thought of Paul Tillich and Henry David Thoreau, this article articulates a version of the concept of depth that is socially critical. For both thinkers, depth is a concept that works to disrupt the rigid division between the secular and the religious. Such criticism, ofa st...

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Главный автор: Atchley, J. Heath 1973- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Equinox [2012]
В: Implicit religion
Год: 2012, Том: 15, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 153-166
Другие ключевые слова:B Tillich
B bottomless
B Modernism (Christian theology)
B Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
B Tillich, Paul, 1886-1965
B Ultimate Concern
B Secularism
B Social Theory
B Depth
B Thorean
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Итог:By examining some of the thought of Paul Tillich and Henry David Thoreau, this article articulates a version of the concept of depth that is socially critical. For both thinkers, depth is a concept that works to disrupt the rigid division between the secular and the religious. Such criticism, ofa structure sofundamental to modern experience, suggests that the concept of depth is not simply a mystifying supporter of established power. Instead, it can play an important role in a religious, yet progressive, critical social thought.
ISSN:1743-1697
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Implicit religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/imre.v15.i2.15471