The Fight for Eternity in Paul Tillich's First World War Sermons

Margrethe Kamille Birkler

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The Fight for Eternity in Paul Tillich's First World War Sermons

School of Culture and Society - Department of Theology

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This article analyses a selection of archival material written by Paul Tillich, particularly his early parish sermons and sermons from World War I. Although the themes of ‘eternity’ and ‘the soul’ are rare in the early parish sermons and only appear in the context of death or suffering, they play a predominant role in the World War I sermons. This article suggests that this is because, for Tillich, suffering became the interpretative key. Through his sermons amidst the suffering and devastation of war Tillich employed what he called the immanent way of theology.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Ecclesiastical History
ISSN	0022-0469
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022046924001003
Publication status	E-pub / Early view - Oct 2024

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