German - Theologian | August 20, 1886 - October 22, 1965
Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly on the meaning of life is on the verge of an act of faith.
Paul Tillich
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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.
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The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
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The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements (as well as one's deepest failures) is a definite symptom of maturity.
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Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill his destiny.
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Boredom is rage spread thin.
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Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.
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Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate.
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Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.
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Astonishment is the root of philosophy.
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Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite.
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I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment.
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