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In the courageous standing of uncertainty, faith shows most visibly its dynamic character.

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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
Visibly
Dynamic
Courageous
Uncertainty
Standing
Faith
Shows
Character

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Astonishment is the root of philosophy.
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In the depth of the anxiety of having to die is the anxiety of being eternally forgotten.
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For love ... is the blood of life, the power of reunion in the separated.
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