Paul Tillich

Also known as Paul Johannes Oskar Tillich, Paul Johannes Tillich

German-American theologian and philosopher

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Paul Tillich was a German-American theologian and philosopher who developed influential ideas about religion, culture, and human existence. His work matters because he sought to make Christian theology relevant to modern life by bridging the gap between traditional religious beliefs and contemporary secular thought.

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Born: Paul Johannes Tillich , ( 1886-08-20 ) August 20, 1886, Starzeddel , Province of Brandenburg , Prussia, German Empire
Died: October 22, 1965 (1965-10-22) (aged 79) , Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouses: Grethi Wever ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 28 September 1914</span>"}]]}'>1914 , divorced ) Hannah Werner-Gottschow ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. March 1924</span>"}]]}'>1924 )
Education: University of Berlin , University of Tübingen , University of Halle-Wittenberg , University of Breslau
Thesis: Mystik und Schuldbewusstsein in Schellings philosophischer Entwicklung (1911)
Language: English German
Main interests: Ontology Philosophical theology Existential analysis
Notable works: Systematic Theology (1951–1963) The Courage to Be (1952)
Notable ideas: See list Method of correlation Protestant principle, and Catholic substance Ground of being New Being Theology of culture Kairos Theonomy