Systematic Theology, vol. 3: Life and the Spirit: History and the Kingdom of GodThe reading of Systematic Theology can be a great voyage of discovery into a rich and deep, and inclusive yet elaborated, vision and understanding of human life in the presence of the mystery of God. --H. Richard Niebuhr, Union Seminary Quarterly Review
In This volume, the third and last of the 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 Spiritual Presence. The Spiritual Presence conquers the negatives of religion, culture, and morality, and the symbols anticipating Eternal Life present the answer to the problem of life.
