Biblical Religion and the Search for Ultimate Reality

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University of Chicago Press, Mar 15, 1964 - Religion - 84 pages
Dr. Tillich shows here that in spite of the contrast between philosophical and biblical language, it is neither necessary nor possible to separate them from each other. On the contrary, all the symbols used in biblical religion drive inescapably toward the philosophical quest for being. An important statement of a great theologian's position, this book presents an eloquent plea for the essential function of philosophy in religious thought.
 

Contents

BASIC CONCEPTS
1
2 The Meaning of Philosophy
5
HUMAN EXISTENCE AND THE QUESTION OF BEING
11
2 Philosophical Objections
14
3 The Philosophical Attitude
18
THE FOUNDATION OF BIBLICAL PERSONALISM
21
2 The Special Character of Biblical Personalism
26
PERSONALISM AND THE DIVINEHUMAN RELATIONSHIP
29
MAN IN THE LIGHT OF BIBLICAL PERSONALISM
43
2 Biblical Personalism and Mans Social Existence
47
3 Faith and Sin in Biblical Religion
51
4 Faith Doubt and the Ontological Question
58
THE ONTOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IMPLIED IN THE SUBJECTIVE SIDE OF BIBLICAL RELIGION
63
2 Ethics of Grace and Ethics of Decision
67
3 Solitude and Love in Biblical Religion and Ontology
70
THE ONTOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IMPLIED IN THE OBJECTIVE SIDE OF BIBLICAL RELIGION
73

2 Biblical Personalisn and the Word
31
PERSONALISM AND THE DIVINE MANIFESTATIONS
35
2 Personalistn and Christology
37
3 Personalism History and Eschatology
39
2 The DivineHuman Relationship and the Search for Ultimate Reality
78
3 God as the Ground of Being in Ontology and Biblical Religion
81
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Paul Tillich (1886-1965) held distinguished positions at several German universities before immigrating to the United States in 1933 where he taught at Harvard University and the University of Chicago. His many publications include The Courage to Be, a three-volume treatise entitled Systematic Theology, and Theology of Culture.