Psicologia e Teologia: Paul Tillich em diálogo com a Psicologia Existencial e Humanista

Abstract

This research had to discuss the possibility of re-union between the disciplines of Psychology and Theology, considering that once united together with Philosophy, modern Psychology in the pursuit of scientific independence began to ignore its epistemological roots, which made dialogue impossible for a long time. However, by Paul Tillich's shoulders, known as the "border thinker", we sought here again bring to the fore the dialogue and discussion between psychology and theology, considering that this act can benefit both fields of knowledge, especially humanities generally and consequently the human being himself, for it is understood that the human being is endowed with both his psychological capacities and his spiritual-transcendental and religious depth. Thus, the life and trajectory of knowledge formation of Tillich will be presented, the construction of his ontology and philosophical-theological anthropology, considering that they are fundamental in the construction of a psychological theory. In addition, the dialogues between Tillich and the psychologists with whom he had contact through interviews, works, letters, and especially from the New York Psychology Group, namely Carl Rogers, Erich Fromm and Rollo May, will be worked out, which will address the influences , the concordances and disagreements between these and Paul Tillich, as well as presenting the very health psychology developed by the German theologian, with themes such as existential and pathological anxiety, fear, anguish, disintegration; and also about the psychology of religion with themes such as faith, love, existential alienation, demonic, spiritual ecstasy, among others.