Paul Tillich
Paul Tillich
Paul Johannes Tillichwas a German American Christian existentialist philosopher and Lutheran theologian who is widely regarded as one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionTheologian
Date of Birth20 August 1886
CountryGermany
depth knows
He who knows about depth knows about God.
anxiety phrases paradoxical
Fear, as opposed to anxiety, has a definite object, which can be faced, analyzed, attacked, endured... anxiety has no object, or rather, in a paradoxical phrase, its object is the negation of every object.
truth passion answers
The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority.
song tongue ifs
If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song.
men humanity essentials
man is free, in so far as he has the power of contradicting himself and his essential nature. Man is free even from his freedom; that is, he can surrender his humanity
expression safety creative
In those who rest on their unshakable faith, pharisaism and fanaticism are the unmistakable symptoms of doubt which has been repressed. Doubt is not overcome by repression but by courage. Courage does not deny that there is doubt, but it takes the doubt into itself as an expression of its own finitude and affirms the content of an ultimate concern. Courage does not need the safety of an unquestionable conviction. It includes the risk without which no creative life is possible.
dozen tests ethics
Morality [or ethics] is not a subject; it is a life put to the test in dozens of moments.
character courageous shows
In the courageous standing of uncertainty, faith shows most visibly its dynamic character.
wisdom children men
Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom.
religion answers states
Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the question of a meaning of our life.
virtue courage-to-love greater
Courage is a greater virtue than love. At best, it takes courage to love.
love-is infinite given
Love is the infinite which is given to the finite.
attitude existentialism infinite
Knowledge of that which concerns us infinitely is possible only in an attitude of infinite concern.
anxiety doubt castles
Existential anxiety of doubt drives the person toward the creation of certitude of systems of meaning, which are supported by tradition and authority. Neurotic anxiety builds a narrow castle of certitude which can be defended with the utmost certainty.