Systematic Theology, Volume 3

by Paul Tillich

University of Chicago Press, 1963
Cloth: 978-0-226-80334-0 | Paper: 978-0-226-80339-5 | Electronic: 978-0-226-16263-8
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226162638.001.0001

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ABOUT THIS BOOKTABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS BOOK

In this volume, the third and last of his Systematic Theology, Paul Tillich sets forth his ideas of the meaning of human life, the doctrine of the Spirit and the church, the trinitarian symbols, the relation of history to the Kingdom of God, and the eschatological symbols. He handles this subject matter with powerful conceptual ability and intellectual grace.

The problem of life is ambiguity. Every process of life has its contrast within itself, thus driving man to the quest for unambiguous life or life under the impact of the Spritual Presence. The Spritual Presence conquers the negativities of religion, culture, and morality, and the symbols anticipating Eternal Life present the answer to the problem of life.

Introduction

Part IV. Life and the Spirit

A. The Multidimensional Unity of Life

B. The Self-acutalizaiton of Life and the Ambiguities

C. The Quest of Unambiguous Life and the Symbols of the Anticipation

A. The Manifestation of the Spiritual Presence in the Spirit of Man

B. The Manifestation of the Spiritual Presence in Historical Mankind

A. The Spiritual Presence and the Ambiguities of Religion

B. The Spirtual Presence and the Ambiguities of Culture

C. The Spiritual Presence and the Ambiguities of Morality

D. The Healing Power of the Spiritual Presence and the Ambiguities of Life in General

A. The Motives of the Trinitarian Symbolism

B. The Trinitarian Dogma

C. Reopening the Trinitarian Problem

Part V. History and the Kingdom of God

Introduction

A. Life and History

B. The Ambiguities of Life under the Historical Dimension

C. Interpretations of History and the Quest for the Kingdom of God

A. The Dynamics of History and the New Being

B. The Kingdom of God and the Churches

C. The Kingdom of God and World History

A. The End of History or Eternal Life

B. The Individual Person and His Eternal Destiny

C. The Kingdom of God: Time and Eternity

Index