The Courage to Be
Theological work
By: Paul Tillich
Date: 1952
Source: Tillich, Paul. The Courage to Be. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1952, 155–156, 157, 158–159, 186–190.
About the Author: Paul Tillich (1886–1965) was born in Starzeddel, Prussia, and taught theology and philosophy at several German universities before coming to the United States in 1933. He was appointed professor of philosophical theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, where he remained until 1955. He then completed his career as university professor at Harvard.
Introduction
Theologian and philosopher Paul Tillich's classic, The Courage to Be, described the dilemma of twentieth-century life and how to conquer the persistent problem of anxiety. Anxiety may take several forms, but usually people experience it as a condition of uneasiness and apprehension...
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