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THE AMBIGUITY OF HUMAN AUTONOMY AND FREEDOM IN THE THOUGHT OF PAUL TILLICH

THE AMBIGUITY OF HUMAN AUTONOMY AND FREEDOM IN THE THOUGHT OF PAUL TILLICH THE AMBIGUITY OF HUMAN AUTONOMY AND FREEDOM IN TUE THOUGHT OF PAUL TILUCH* by ROBERT D. KNUDSEN IV The religious socialist movement foundered, Tillich said, because it was unable to solve the problem that was most difficult for it, namely, how from the standpoint of the eternal adecision in time is possible. 1 This movement, for which he had entertained such high expectations, found itself at the time of the rise of Adolf Hitler 2 without political power. Soon its forces were scattered by Nazi persecution, and some of its major proponents, including Tillich himself, were forced into exile. Why had this movement, which for many had appeared to have such potential, been so little able to cope with the developing political situation? Refusing to take a purely socio-economic and political point of view,3 Tillich ascribed this inability to fundamental tensions within the religious socialist movement itself, more specifically, as he himself clearly stated, to its failure to solve the basic problem of meaningful action in history . Religious socialism had set itself off from socialism in general by pointing out a religious depth of things. How then was this depth dimension to be related to the immanent http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Philosophia Reformata Brill

THE AMBIGUITY OF HUMAN AUTONOMY AND FREEDOM IN THE THOUGHT OF PAUL TILLICH

Philosophia Reformata , Volume 37 (1-2): 3 – Feb 20, 1972

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© Copyright 1972 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0031-8035
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2352-8230
DOI
10.1163/22116117-90001232
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THE AMBIGUITY OF HUMAN AUTONOMY AND FREEDOM IN TUE THOUGHT OF PAUL TILUCH* by ROBERT D. KNUDSEN IV The religious socialist movement foundered, Tillich said, because it was unable to solve the problem that was most difficult for it, namely, how from the standpoint of the eternal adecision in time is possible. 1 This movement, for which he had entertained such high expectations, found itself at the time of the rise of Adolf Hitler 2 without political power. Soon its forces were scattered by Nazi persecution, and some of its major proponents, including Tillich himself, were forced into exile. Why had this movement, which for many had appeared to have such potential, been so little able to cope with the developing political situation? Refusing to take a purely socio-economic and political point of view,3 Tillich ascribed this inability to fundamental tensions within the religious socialist movement itself, more specifically, as he himself clearly stated, to its failure to solve the basic problem of meaningful action in history . Religious socialism had set itself off from socialism in general by pointing out a religious depth of things. How then was this depth dimension to be related to the immanent

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Published: Feb 20, 1972

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