Tillich's Apologetics Analysis

I have gathered information from two articles to explain my essay. The first article that I have used as a source is "From Theoretical To Practical: Developing Tillich’s Apologetics" (Morrison, 2011, p.1-17). The other source I have found useful is "What Is Faith?: An Analysis of Tillich's Ultimate Concern" (Smith, 2003). Every man and woman is concerned about something, for a living being to be concerned about something means to condition their very existence in life in general. The concept of concerning oneself with the very concerns among every man and woman leaves questions to answer. These questions can vary and one thing is certain, the same concept is relevant.

Tillich gives an interpretation of an ultimate concern, the essence of religious attitudes. Faith is an ultimate concern, to be an ultimate concern every other concern must be sacrificed for the ultimate concern. Tillich explains that faith is the most centered act of the human mind. Faith requires strong will, courage, motivation, and personal recognition. These items necessary are an example of the sacrificing the other concerns for the ultimate concern. The relationship between how a person lives his or her life and his or her ultimate concern, examines the traits identified in relying on faith. The relationship of that person's life is identical to the ultimate concern of that person. …show more content…
The true believers in faith look to absolute faith as an subjective matter of security. The consequences for this subjective matter allow for reason and doubt to be present without overlooking the importance of relying on faith. Such consequences for mistaken faith can alter the perception of one's faith and allow for doubt. Underlying the importance of creating faith through unreasonable efforts, allows for such consequences to be