Paul Tillich, theologian - Wikipedia

Paul Tillich

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Paul Tillich
Region	Western philosophy
Born	August 20, 1886 Starzeddel, Germany
Died	October 22, 1965 (aged 79) New Harmony, Indiana
Occupation	Theologian
Language	English, German
Period	20th-century philosophy
Tradition or movement	Christian existentialism
Main interests	Ontology, Ground of Being
Notable ideas	God above God, New Being
Notable works	The Courage to Be (1952), Systematic Theology, 1951–63
Influences	Origen, René Descartes, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Søren Kierkegaard, Martin Heidegger
Influenced	Rollo May, Thomas J. J. Altizer, Martin Luther King, Robert Cummings Neville, Ernest Becker, John Shelby Spong

Paul Johannes Tillich (August 20, 1886 – October 22, 1965) was a German-American theologian and Christian existentialist philosopher. Tillich was one of the most influential Protestant theologians of the 20th century.^[1] Among the general populace, he is best known for his works The Courage to Be (1952) and Dynamics of Faith (1957), which introduced issues of theology and modern culture to a general readership. Theologically, he is best known for his major three-volume work Systematic Theology (1951–63), in which he developed his "method of correlation": an approach of exploring the symbols of Christian revelation as answers to the problems of human existence raised by contemporary existential philosophical analysis.^[2][3]

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• 1 Biography
• 2 Theology
  • 2.1 Method of correlation
  • 2.2 The use of "Being" in systematic theology
  • 2.3 Life and the Spirit
  • 2.4 Absolute faith
  • 2.5 Faith as ultimate concern
  • 2.6 God Above God
• 3 Popular works by Tillich
• 4 Reception
  • 4.1 Criticism
• 5 Bibliography
• 6 See also
• 7 References
• 8 Further reading
• 9 External links

John Shelby Spong (Bishop) - Wikipedia

John Shelby Spong

John Shelby Spong (born June 16, 1931) is a retired American bishop of the Episcopal Church. He was formerly the Bishop of Newark (based in Newark, New Jersey). He is a liberal Christian theologian, religion commentator and author. He calls for a fundamental rethinking of Christian belief, away from theism and from traditional doctrines.^[1]

Spong 2006

Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Wikipedia

Bonhoeffer in Germany, circa 1930s
Born	February 4, 1906 Breslau, Germany
Died	April 9, 1945 (age 39) Flossenbürg concentration camp
Education	Doctorate in theology
Church	Evangelical Church of the old-Prussian Union Confessing Church
Writings	Author of several books and articles (see below)
Congregations served	Zion's Church congregation, Berlin German-speaking congregations of St. Paul's and Sydenham, London
Offices held	Associate lecturer at Frederick William University of Berlin (1931–36) Student pastor at Technical College, Berlin (1931–33) Lecturer of Confessing Church candidates of pastorate in Finkenwalde (1935–37)
Title	Ordained Pastor

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːtʁɪç ˈboːnhœfɐ]; February 4, 1906 – April 9, 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian and martyr. He was also a participant in the German resistance movement against Nazism and a founding member of the Confessing Church. His involvement in plans by members of the Abwehr (the German Military Intelligence Office) to assassinate Adolf Hitler resulted in his arrest in April 1943 and his subsequent execution by hanging in April 1945, 23 days before the Nazis' surrender. His view of Christianity's role in the secular world has become very influential.^[1]

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• 1 Family and youth
• 2 Academic training
• 3 Bonhoeffer in Harlem
• 4 Confessing Church
• 5 London ministry
• 6 Finkenwalde Seminary
• 7 Return to the United States
• 8 Double agent of Abwehr
• 9 Arrest
• 10 Imprisonment
• 11 Execution
• 12 Legacy
• 13 Works by Bonhoeffer
• 14 Works about Bonhoeffer
• 15 See also
• 16 References
• 17 External links