Reviews for Paul Tillich

The average rating for Paul Tillich based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-08-26 00:00:00 Neal Secrist Move over Nietzsche, this is Awesome ! I am not a big fan of the Catholic Church and do not think of myself as ‘religious’. But glancing at this book - the views coincided so closely with my own thoughts. I was intrigued to see how PJP2 reaches his conclusions. I realised that my own upbringing was influenced heavily by 1970s Church of England Christianity and the Greek philosophers; Aristotle, Socrates, Archimedes etc - exactly the same kind of logical thinking that influenced St. Thomas Aquinas. It is amazing to become aware of how your own mind was shaped by the same powerful ideas expressed in different forms. In my case by a mild religious influence at school, an inquiring mind and a liberal education - in the case of PJP by strict doctrine & priestly example. Both paths leading to the same destination. The book helped me understand the written scripture behind my views which I just regarded as my own individual thoughts. Today, we live in an age of moral relativism where to express an ‘opinion’ or a dissenting voice is often demonised and stamped on. People are expected to 'sleep-walk' through life intellectually & 'switch-off' morally. ‘Go with the flow’. But as PJP explain this ultimately leads to either communism or fascism. If you still have the ability to think for yourself and reason things out this book will deepen your confidence; you are not alone. At least the catholics are being taught right from wrong. So maybe there is hope after all !!

Review # 2 was written on 2011-10-01 00:00:00 David Sterling The last of Pope John Paul II's books that he wrote, it is the perfect complement to the definitive biography, "Witness to Hope" by George Weigel, and is an appropriate companion to today's canonization of him and Pope John XXIII. Saints worth emulating.