The Courage to Be Audiobook (Unabridged)

" I picked this up after my pastor mentioned Tillich one Sunday. It was the only one of his works they had at BN that week. Tillich is very dense. I found myself reading several pages before what he was discussing feel into place. It all made sense, in time. "

" A religious discussion of courage from an existialist rather than supernaturalist point of view. Rereading this book after many years, I still have a lot to absorb. Inspirational in an intellectual rather than personal sort of way. "

" I read this book for a class called Protestant Thought. Paul Tillich was our example of modern Protestant theology. The book was interesting in the context of the course, but I was also touched by it on a more personal level. As a person who has struggled with religious doubt, Tillich presents a compelling theological framework that includes the possibility of meaninglessness. I would recommend this book to anyone with a serious interest in theology. "

" This book got me through a rough spot in my life, it helped identify an existential anxiety I hadn't identified in myself at the time. Some existential thoughts and ideas inspire isolating principles but this book was inspiring and self empowering. I particularly enjoyed references to Plato's teachings. It was both academic and spiritual. "

" Great treatment of despair and hope. The cultural critique is still extremely relevant. "

" Choosing to Be in the face of nothingness - Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Buddhism distilled through a Protestant theologian. Dense, but wonderful! "

" Tillich's sin is his scholarly comprehensiveness, that's also why he's great. "

" A life changing, philosophy and theology shaping book. "

" Reading Tillich was part of my college reading and was also required in seminary. Oddly, Tillich was not actually a Christian. "

" Great book. Not his best. The idea, though, is one of the best attempts to merge the idea of faith with modern philosophy. If existentialism appeals to you then this is a must read. "

" Tillich is a great theologian to read. I wouldn't stay long, though... "

" A classic work that speaks to the need for affirmation in the face of forces which would destory humankind. "

" Outlines a Nietzsche-inspired sort of post-theology theology; provides a more explicitly anti-fascist solution to the problem of God's death. "The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt." "

" Quite brilliant, though I am not sure how far his analysis of anxiety in a Occidental context could be extrapolated to include the Self from the Orient. "

" If I were to try to describe to someone my faith, I would call myself a "Tillichian" more than a "Christian." Unfortunately, nobody knows who Tillich is outside on PLU, so I need to say "liberal, non-literal, existentialist Protestant" instead. "

" Having an existential crisis? Paul Tillich goes after the biggest question of all. A dense and scholarly work. "

" This book has a major influence on my theology. "

" The least challenging of the Tillich books I've read and core thought on faith. The work has applications beyond Christianity or theology. "

" Started out promising, but ultimately unsatisfying. "The God above the God of Theism" is an unhelpful concept if thinking through the question of God in Existentialism. "

" Weighty, wise and powerful. A bit much to slog through, especially in the forays into philosophy where my background becomes perilously stretched. But tremendous. The foundational work of the 20th century's greatest theologian. "

" Tillich officially makes me want to blow my brains out it is so deep sometimes, but I love it and think he's really on to some things regarding religion and being. "

" This one of the most important books I have ever read. "

" Hard going but truth is truth "

" Quite brilliant, though I am not sure how far his analysis of anxiety in a Occidental context could be extrapolated to include the Self from the Orient. "

" The least challenging of the Tillich books I've read and core thought on faith. The work has applications beyond Christianity or theology. "

" The description of the types of anxiety is outstanding, and this to me is the reason for reading the book. However, after setting out the existential problem to be addressed, Tillich does not offer any compelling resolutions. Otherwise this would be a 5-star book. "

" This classic defines the central human dilemma of being distanced from our essential nature. He defines courage as the choice to live fully in spite of human limitation and anxiety. "

" a challenge for this philosopher in the making to get through... but fascinating "

" Reading Tillich was part of my college reading and was also required in seminary. Oddly, Tillich was not actually a Christian. "