Author: Paul Tillich

Quotes

I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment.

I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment.

- Paul Tillich

The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt.

The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt.

- Paul Tillich

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.

- Paul Tillich

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.

- Paul Tillich

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.

- Paul Tillich

Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.

Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.

- Paul Tillich

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.

- Paul Tillich

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.

- Paul Tillich

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

- Paul Tillich

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