The New Being
Published on 1. June 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
179 pages
978-0-8032-9458-5 (ISBN)
Description
Although he has earned a reputation as a profound theologian, the author demonstrates in this small collection of sermons his ability to simplify the Christian message for the common reader.-Booklist
These twenty-three meditations on key passages from the Bible were originally delivered as addresses at colleges and universities. They are short, powerful, and persuasive examinations of the effect of God's love on the life of the believer and the challenges of living the New Creation-"the infinite passion of every human being."
Tillich scholar Mary Ann Stenger provides a new introduction for this edition.
These twenty-three meditations on key passages from the Bible were originally delivered as addresses at colleges and universities. They are short, powerful, and persuasive examinations of the effect of God's love on the life of the believer and the challenges of living the New Creation-"the infinite passion of every human being."
Tillich scholar Mary Ann Stenger provides a new introduction for this edition.
Reviews / Votes
"This is great evangelical Protestant Christian preaching, all of it. Controversial, happily, but never commonplace and always colorful, compelling."-Christian Century "These addresses combine enormous learning, simply presented, with a profound awareness of the 'existential situation' of modern man, especially in the Western world. They are based on a deep Christian faith, but they present that faith in a new and compelling idiom. They will repay reading and rereading."-New York Times Book Review "Although he has earned a reputation as a profound theologian, the author demonstrates in this small collection of sermons his ability to simplify the Christian message for the common reader."-BooklistMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Nebraska
United States
Publishing group
University of Nebraska Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
222 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8032-9458-5 (9780803294585)
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Persons
Paul Tillich (1886-1965) was born in Germany, the son of a Lutheran pastor. After earning a doctorate in philosophy, he was ordained in the Lutheran church and served as an army chaplain in the First World War. He is widely regarded as the leading Protestant theologian of the twentieth century. Mary Ann Stenger is an associate professor of humanities studies at the University of Louisville and the coauthor of Dialogues of Paul Tillich.