Mysticism and Ethics in the Theology of Religions and Interreligious Dialogue: Re-Reading Paul Tillich and Jacques-Albert Cuttat
Religions January 2, 2026 Santiago García Mourelo
In plural and global contexts, the Theology of Religions and Interreligious Dialogue foster mutual understanding and a culture of encounter. This article examines theological and spiritual foundations through Paul Tillich and Jacques-Albert Cuttat. It reconstructs Tillich's ontological and pneumatological framework, focusing on a mystical a priori as the structural condition of religious experience. It analyzes Cuttat's model of "assumptive convergence" between Eastern and Western religious hemispheres as an experiential unfolding of Tillich's intuition. The argument holds that Cuttat anticipates Tillich's theology of religions, showing Christian mystical experience can assume, discern, and transfigure other traditions without syncretism or relativism. Mysticism emerges as a principle for articulating truth, plurality, and ethical responsibility in interreligious dialogue.