Dynamics of faith

Dynamics of faith

Paul Tillich, 1886-1965

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Subjects
Faith.
Published
New York : Perennial 2001.
Language
English
Main Author
Paul Tillich, 1886-1965 (-)
Edition
1st Perennial classics ed
Item Description
Originally published: New York : Harper, c1957, in series: World perspectives.
Physical Description
xxii, 147 p. : port. ; 20 cm
ISBN
9780060937133
  • Introduction to the Perennial Classics Edition
  • Introductory Remarks
  • I. What Faith Is
  • 1.. Faith as ultimate concern
  • 2.. Faith as a centered act
  • 3.. The source of faith
  • 4.. Faith and the dynamics of the holy
  • 5.. Faith and doubt
  • 6.. Faith and community
  • II. What Faith Is Not
  • 1.. The intellectualistic distortion of the meaning of faith
  • 2.. The voluntaristic distortion of the meaning of faith
  • 3.. The emotionalistic distortion of the meaning of faith
  • III. Symbols of Faith
  • 1.. The meaning of symbol
  • 2.. Religious symbols
  • 3.. Symbols and myths
  • IV. Types of Faith
  • 1.. Elements of faith and their dynamics
  • 2.. Ontological types of faith
  • 3.. Moral types of faith
  • 4.. The unity of the types of faith
  • V. The Truth of Faith
  • 1.. Faith and reason
  • 2.. The truth of faith and scientific truth
  • 3.. The truth of faith and historical truth
  • 4.. The truth of faith and philosophical truth
  • 5.. The truth of faith and its criteria
  • VI. The Life of Faith
  • 1.. Faith and courage
  • 2.. Faith and the integration of the personality
  • 3.. Faith, love and action
  • 4.. The community of faith and its expressions
  • 5.. The encounter of faith with faith
  • Conclusion: The possibility and necessity of faith today

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