Thursday, December 26, 2013

December 26, 2013 Quote of the Day "The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of...

December 26, 2013
Quote of the Day

"The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable."
– Paul Tillich

About Paul Tillich
Paul Tillich, the German-American theologian and existential philosopher, was best known for his books The Courage to Be and Dynamics of Faith. He was born in 1886 in the German town of Starzeddel, now part of Poland. An ordained Lutheran minister, he taught theology for two decades until he was fired for his opposition to the Nazis. He immigrated to the US, where he taught at various universities. He sought to reconcile the human condition and faith, reason and belief. He died in 1965.

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