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Paul Tillich

German-American theologian and philosopher

1886–1965

6 quotes, most often on Theology and Knowledge.

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.
- Religion
In all existential knowledge both subject and object are transformed by the very act of knowing.
The Courage to Be (1952), p. 124
- Knowledge
A self which has become a matter of calculation and management has ceased to be a self. It has become a thing. You must participate in a self in order to know what it is.
The Courage to Be (1952), p. 124
- Knowledge
Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.
Dynamics of Faith (1957)
- Faith
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and the God of the philosophers is the same God.
Biblical Religion and the Search for Ultimate Reality (1955), p. 80
- God
- Theology
Man is infinitely concerned about the infinity to which he belongs, from which he is separated, and for which he is longing.
Systematic Theology (1951–63)
- Theology

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