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Quotes from Systematic Theology — Paul Tillich

1886–1965 Germany

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Life remains ambiguous as long as there is life.

Systematic Theology (1951)

Man is infinitely concerned about the infinity to which he belongs, from which he is separated, and for which he is longing.

Systematic Theology (1951)

But doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.

Systematic Theology (1951)

Man is ultimately concerned about that which determines his ultimate destiny beyond all preliminary necessities and accidents.

Systematic Theology (1951)

From this difference convergent and divergent trends emerge in the relation of theology and philosophy.

Systematic Theology (1951)

Theology moves back and forth between two poles, the eternal truth of its foundation and the temporal situation in which the eternal truth must be received.

Systematic Theology (1951)

Philosophy asks the question of reality as a whole; it asks the question of the structure of being. And it answers in terms of categories, structural laws, and universal concepts.

Systematic Theology (1951)

The object of theology is what concerns us ultimately. Only those propositions are theological which deal with their object in so far as it can become a matter of ultimate concern for us.

Systematic Theology (1951)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Paul Tillich (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.