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“The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt.”

— Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be, 1952, p. 190

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About Paul Tillich

1886 – 1965

German-American theologian and philosopher, author of "The Courage to Be" (1952).

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