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“Genuine forgiveness is participation, reunion overcoming the powers of estrangement. . . We cannot love unless we have accepted forgiveness, and the deeper our experience of forgiveness is, the greater is our love.”

Quote by Paul Tillich

Book:The New Being

Work

The book delves into the philosophical underpinnings of the new being, offering a critical analysis of its philosophical significance and the ways it might reshape human understanding and experience. more

Author

Paul Tillich (August 20, 1886 - October 22, 1965) was a German-American philosopher and theologian known for his profound contributions to religious philosophy, particularly on the concept of religious existence. His ideas have had a significant impact on 20th-century religious philosophy, theology, and theological ethics. more

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