The Shaking of the Foundations

by Paul Tillich

Overview

Author Biography: Paul Tillich (1886-1965), an early critic of Hitler, was barred from teaching in Germany in 1933. He emigrated to the United States, holding teaching positions at Union Theological Seminary, New York (1933-1955); Harvard Divinity School (1955-1962); and the University of Chicago Divinity School (1962-1965). Among his many books are Theology of Culture, Dynamics of Faith, and the three volumes of Systematic Theology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620322949
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	05/16/2012
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Paul Tillich (1886-1965), an early critic of Hitler, was barred from teaching in Germany in 1933. He emigrated to the United States, holding teaching positions at Union Theological Seminary, New York (1933-1955); Harvard Divinity School (1955-1962); and the University of Chicago Divinity School (1962-1965). Among his many books are Theology of Culture, Dynamics of Faith, and the three volumes of Systematic Theology.

Table of Contents

Preface iii

1 The Shaking of the Foundations 1

2 We Live in Two Orders 12

3 The Paradox of the Beatitudes 24

4 The Two Servants of Jahweh 29

5 Meditation: The Mystery of Time 34

6 The Escape from God 38

7 The Depth of Existence 52

8 On the Transitoriness of Life 64

9 "Nature, Also, Mourns for a Lost Good" 76

10 The Experience of the Holy 87

11 The Yoke of Religion 93

12 The Meaning of Providence 104

13 Knowledge Through Love 108

14 Doing the Truth 114

15 The Theologian 118

16 The Witness of the Spirit to the Spirit 130

17 He Who Is the Christ 141

18 Waiting 149

19 You Are Accepted 153

20 Born in the Grave 164

21 The Destruction of Death 169

22 Behold, I Am Doing a New Thing 173