The Holy Spirit In the Theology of Paul Tillich

Abstract

<p>The thesis is a positive evaluation and outline of Paul Tillich's theology of the Holy Spirit. Included in this evaluation are Tillich's views on the method of correlation of divine Spirit and human spirit is presented with with emphasis on his attempt to recover the dimension of spirit in a doctrine of man. Important to this thesis is Tillich's emphasis on "the freedom of the Spirit." It was an emphasis which led Tillich to adopt definite views about the relation of the sacred to the secular realms of life. Finally, Tillich's theology on the Spirit is found to have contributed to him growing concern for a new boundary situation between Christianity and the world religions in "The Religion of the Concrete Spirit."</p>