World Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Paul Tillich

パウル・ティリッヒ

Pauru Tirihhi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1886-08-20 （Starzeddel (now Starosiedle, Poland)）
Died
1965-10-22 （Chicago, Illinois, U.S.） age 79
Nationality
German, American
Languages
German, English
Religion
Lutheran
Residence History
Starzeddel, Prussia → Bad Schönfliess, Prussia → Berlin, Germany → New York, U.S. → Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. → Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Career

Occupations
Theologian, Philosopher, Lutheran theologian, Religious socialist
Active Years
1912-1965
Affiliations
Union Theological Seminary, Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of Frankfurt
Memberships
Wingolf Christian fraternity
Influenced By
Friedrich Schelling, Martin Heidegger, Rudolf Bultmann
Influenced
Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr, Martin Luther King Jr., Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Education

University of Berlin
Theology
Degree: PhD
Period: 1904
Year of Graduation: 1911
Country: Germany
Dissertation on Schelling
University of Tübingen
Theology
Period: 1905
Country: Germany
University of Halle-Wittenberg
Theology
Degree: Licentiate of Theology
Period: 1905-1907
Year of Graduation: 1912
Country: Germany
University of Breslau
Philosophy
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1911
Country: Germany
History of religion and Schelling

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Systematic Theology

1951 Theology

Systematic work integrating ontology and Christianity

Ground of BeingNew BeingUltimate Concern

The Courage to Be

1952 Philosophy/Theology

Ontological analysis of anxiety and courage

AnxietyCourageAbsolute Faith

Dynamics of Faith

1957 Theology

Defines faith as ultimate concern

FaithUltimate Concern

Bibliography

  • Systematic Theology (1951-1963)
  • The Courage to Be (1952)
  • Dynamics of Faith (1957)
  • Theology of Culture (1959)
  • The Religious Situation (1926)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
OntologicalMethod of CorrelationUse of Symbols
Recurring Motifs
Ground of BeingNew BeingUltimate ConcernGod above God

Health

  • Heart attack
    1965
    Cause of death
  • Combat trauma
    第一次世界大戦中
    Hospitalized three times, awarded Iron Cross

Legacy

One of the most influential theologians of the 20th century, founder of Christian existentialism.

Museums

  • Paul Tillich Park New Harmony, Indiana Opened in 1966

Archives

  • Harvard Divinity School Library

In Popular Culture

  • Influence on New Age thought

Quotes

  • God is being-itself.
    Source: Systematic Theology (1951)
  • Faith as ultimate concern.
    Source: Dynamics of Faith (1957)
  • Courage is the self-affirmation of one's being in spite of the threat of nonbeing.
    Source: The Courage to Be (1952)

Trivia

  • Dismissed by Nazis and emigrated to US
  • Practiced open marriage
  • Served as army chaplain in WWI