Ep. 50 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - Tillich and Barfield

In this episode of "Awakening from the Meaning Crisis," John Vervaeke delves into the work of Paul Tillich, exploring his response to the Meaning Crisis through the concept of courage and its connection to faith as ultimate concern. Vervaeke critiques literalism and fundamentalism as forms of idolatry, contrasting them with Tillich's notion of God as the ground of being, which transcends classical theism. He introduces Tillich's method of correlation between existential questioning and revelation, emphasizing its transformative nature beyond propositional theology. Vervaeke also discusses Owen Barfield's ideas on participation and creativity, linking them to the concept of poesis and the recovery of meaning in response to the Meaning Crisis, while also offering his own criticisms and interpretations of Barfield's work in relation to relevance realization and the imaginal.