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General Conclusions and Evaluations Regarding Tillich’s Interpretation of the God-Man Relationship

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This present analysis began with a citation from Tillich, which would be good to repeat here:

  • Der Prüfstein der Theologie ist ihre Fähigkeit, die absolute Spannung zwischen dem Bedingten und dem Unbedingten zu erhalten.1

  • How has Tillich’s theology passed this test? How has his interpretation of the relationship between the finite and the infinite, and more particularly between God and man, fared in reference to this criterion? The answer can only be given by enumerating certain conclusions individually.

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  1. Weigel, G., “Recent Protestant Theology,” Theological Studies, 14 (1953), p. 573

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  2. Cf. Hamilton, K., The System and the Gospel; ibid, “Paul Tillich and the Idealistic Appraisal of Christianity,” The Scottish Journal of Theology, 13 (1960), pp. 33–44

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    Kenan B. Osborne O.F.M.

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© 1969 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands

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Osborne, K.B. (1969). General Conclusions and Evaluations Regarding Tillich’s Interpretation of the God-Man Relationship. In: New Being. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-0782-0_6

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