Creative Quotations from . . .
Paul Tillich
(1886-1965) born on Aug 20
German-US theologian. "He was a leading Protestant thinker who brought Christianity and contemporary culture together, e.g., "I Loved a Girl.""
 
   
F
The first duty of love is to listen.

R
"Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt."
A
"Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate."
N
The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements (as well as one's deepest failures) is a definite symptom of maturity.
K
The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "Recalled on his death, 22 Oct 1965."
R: "In "Saturday Evening Post," 14 Jun 1958."
A: ""Dynamics of Faith," 1957."
N: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K: From an Internet collection of quotations.



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