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For love ... is the blood of life, the power of reunion in the separated.

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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
Power
Love
Life
Reunion
Separated
Blood

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