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
names trying facts
You are accepted. You are accepted, accepted by that which is greater than you, and the name of which you do not know. Do not ask for the name now; perhaps you will find it later. Do not try to do anything now; perhaps later you will do much. Do not seek for anything; do not perform anything; do not intend anything. Simply accept the fact that you are accepted!
essence doe arguing
God does not exist. He is being-itself beyond essence and existence. Therefore to argue that God exists is to deny him.
pain light voice
Grace strikes us when we are in great pain ....Sometimes at that moment a wave of light breaks into our darkness, and it is as though a voice were saying, 'You are accepted.'
honesty humble thoughtful
In this respect fundamentalism has demonic traits. It destroys the humble honesty of the search for truth, it splits the conscience of its thoughtful adherents, and it makes them fanatical because they are forced to suppress elements of truth of which they are dimly aware
positive confidence courage
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
strong love-is emotional
One cannot be strong without love. For love is not an irrelevant emotion; it is the blood of life.
soul depth spirit
The most intimate motions within the depths of our souls are not completely our own. For they belong also to our friends, to humankind, to the universe, and the Ground of all being, the aim of our life.
anxiety existence threat
The basic anxiety, the anxiety of a finite being about the threat of non-being, cannot be eliminated. It belongs to existence itself.
gratitude grateful heart
The abundance of a grateful heart gives honor to God even if it does not turn to Him in words. An unbeliever who is filled with thanks for his very being has ceased to be an unbeliever.
institutions demonic
Every institution is inherently demonic.
nature moving sea
We can speak without voice to the trees and the clouds and the waves of the sea. Without words they respond through the rustling of leaves and the moving of clouds and the murmuring of the sea.
cruelty
Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.
love-is and-love deterioration
The separation of faith and love is always a consequence of a deterioration of religion.
cynical true-life
Cynically speaking, one could say that it is true to life to be cynical about it.