Paul Johannes Tillich

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Definition
  1. Proper noun:
    • A 20th-century theologian and philosopher: Paul Johannes Tillich was a German-American Christian existentialist philosopher and Lutheran Protestant theologian. He is widely considered one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century.
Examples of Usage
  • Proper noun:
    • The theology of Paul Johannes Tillich explores the relationship between faith and modern culture.
    • In his book "The Courage to Be," Paul Johannes Tillich examines anxiety and the concept of God.
Advanced Usage
  • "Tillichian" (adj): Relating to or characteristic of the theological ideas of Paul Tillich.
    • The professor offered a Tillichian interpretation of the symbol.
  • "Theology of correlation": A central method in Tillich's work, which correlates existential human questions with theological answers.
    • Paul Johannes Tillich is famous for developing his "theology of correlation."
Variants and Related Words
  • Tillich: A common shortened reference to Paul Johannes Tillich.
    • Tillich's influence on modern theology is profound.
Synonyms
  • Theologian: A person who engages in the study of the nature of God and religious belief.
  • Philosopher: A person engaged in the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
Related Phrases
  • "Ground of Being": A key phrase in Tillich's theology describing God not as being, but as the fundamental basis of all existence.
    • For Paul Johannes Tillich, God is the "Ground of Being."
  • "Ultimate Concern": A Tillichian term for that which demands the total surrender of a person and promises total fulfillment.
    • Tillich defined faith as the state of being grasped by an "Ultimate Concern."
Noun
  1. United States theologian (born in Germany) (1886-1965)

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