There is no condition for forgiveness. Paul Tillich More Quotes by Paul Tillich More Quotes From Paul Tillich Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free. Paul Tillich being-freeriskdecision There is no place to which we could flee from God, which is outside of God. Paul Tillich The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority. Paul Tillich passiontruthanswers One of the unfortunate consequences of the intellectualization of man's spiritual life was that the word "spirit" was lost and replaced by mind or intellect, and that the element of vitality which is present in "spirit" was separated and interpreted as an independent biological force. Man was divided into a bloodless intellect and a meaningless vitality. The middle ground between them, the spiritual soul, in which vitality and intentionality are united, was dropped. Paul Tillich independentspiritualmen Accept the fact that you are accepted, despite the fact that you are unacceptable. Paul Tillich acceptedacceptingfacts There is no love which does not become help. Paul Tillich gracedoelove Existential anxiety of doubt drives the person toward the creation of certitude of systems of meaning, which are supported by tradition and authority. Neurotic anxiety builds a narrow castle of certitude which can be defended with the utmost certainty. Paul Tillich castlesanxietydoubt Destiny is not a strange power which determines what shall happen to me. It is myself as given, formed by nature, history, and myself. My destiny is the basis of my freedom; my freedom participates in shaping my destiny. Paul Tillich givendestinystrange The affirmation of one's essential being in spite of desires and anxieties creates joy. Paul Tillich anxietydesirejoy The separation of faith and love is always a consequence of a deterioration of religion. Paul Tillich deteriorationand-lovelove-is I have given no definition of love. This is impossible, because there is no higher principle by which it could be defined. It is life itself in its actual unity. The forms and structures in which love embodies itself are the forms and structures in which love overcomes its self-destructive forces. Paul Tillich unityselfovercoming Culture (science) is the form of religion; Religion is the substance of culture (science). Paul Tillich scienceculturereligion Out of the element of participation follows the certainty of faith; out of the element of separation follows the doubt in faith. And each is essential for the nature of faith. Sometimes certainty conquers doubt, but it cannot eliminate doubt. The conquered of today may become the conqueror of tomorrow. Sometimes doubt conquers faith, but it still contains faith. Otherwise it would be indifference. Paul Tillich essentialsfaithdoubt Theology moves back and forth between two poles, the eternal truth of its foundations and the temporal situation in which the eternal truth must be received. Paul Tillich destinytwomoving We are known in a depth of darkness through which we ourselves do not even dare to look. And at the same time, we are seen in a height of a fullness which surpasses our highest vision. Paul Tillich heightvisiondarkness Why does philosophy use concepts and why does faith use symbols if both try to express the same ultimate? The answer, of course, is that the relation to the ultimate is not the same in each case. The philosophical relation is in principle a detached description of the basic structure in which the ultimate manifests itself. The relation of faith is in principle an involved expression of concern about the meaning of the ultimate for the faithful. Paul Tillich philosophicalexpressionphilosophy For love ... is the blood of life, the power of reunion in the separated. Paul Tillich reunionlove-isblood He who knows about depth knows about God. Paul Tillich depthknows ...history has shown that the most terrible crimes against love have been committed in the name of fanatically defended doctrines. Paul Tillich doctrineexistentialnames Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves. Paul Tillich cruelty
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