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Wine is like the incarnation--it is both divine and human

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Paul Tillich
Age: 79 †
Born: 1886
Born: August 20
Died: 1965
Died: October 22
Philosopher
Theologian
University Teacher
Paul Johannes Oskar Tillich
Paul Johannes Tillich
Incarnation
Wine
Divine
Human
Humans
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