Fireman or Arsonist?
Sir:
Why do you suggest that Paul Tillich's vacuities are in any sense "A Theology for Protestants?" [TIME, March 16]. Theologians have often noted that Tillich's philosophical system has affinities with the ancient Docetic heresy, which was roundly condemned by the church.
Theologian J. Marcellus Kik recently wrote a parody on Tillich and Bultmann entitled "The King's Existential Garments"with apologies to Hans Christian Andersen.
(THE REV.) JAMES G. MANZ First Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Chicago
Sir:
Sometimes we wonder if these existentialists are firemen or arsonists!
Apparently, Christianity is lost if it must use Theologian Tillich's philosophy to support it.
WILLIAM F. BURKE JR. Founder...
