PAUL TILLICH: RELIGIOUS SITUATION/NIEBUHR/RARE 1932 1ST

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PAUL TILLICH: RELIGIOUS SITUATION/NIEBUHR/RARE 1932 1ST THE RELIGIOUS SITUATION. BY PAUL TILLICH. TRANSLATED BY H. RICHARD NIEBUHR. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1932. First American Edition. Rare.A solid First Edition of this very scarce first American edition of Tillich's first book. Johannes Tillich (1886-1965) was one of the foremost German-American theologians and a Christian existentialist philosopher. After moving to the United States at age 47, he became a professor at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City. This book has the early ownership markings of "Fred Schumacher, Graduation Gift 1943" with his ownership markings on the title page. Published more than 75 years ago, it is now out of print and this first edition is now very scarce and can sell for $100 or more. Such a nice First Edition book is not likely to come up for sale again soon on ebay. From the Translator's Preface: "Paul Tillich's 'Die religiose Lage der Gegenwart' is one of the most important of the many attempts which have been made in modern Germany to achieve the orientation of thought and life in the new world of the twentieth century...Tollich is interested in the religious values of secularism, of modern movements in art, science, education, and politics than in tracing tendencies within the churches or even in theology. Back of this book is the conviction that modern civilization is not only on trial but that it has been judged and found wanting and that in the struggle for a new world more is at stake than the discovery of new political and economic organizations which will enable the West or humanity, for that matter, to survive a while longer. The book is an earnest and profound attempt to discover where we stand and to ascertain whether there are creative forces at work in the catastrophies of the time...He is seeking for an adequate philosophy of history and an adequate social ethics."His importance for English and American readers lies largely in this fact. The ethics of the 'social gospel' of the past were mated with naive faith in progress and with a thoroughly humanistic and anthropocentric religious attitude. The decline of the liberal philosophy has called the whole social gospel into question. A change in the theological climate is evident. Will it be simple reaction, involving also the reaction to the orthodox conservative ethics? Liberalism and fundamentalism are equally intolerable, both in their theology and in their ethics. The struggle for a new theology and a radical ethics of the Christian life is inevitable in England and America as well as in Germany..."Contents include: Present religious situation in the spheres of science & art: science, metaphysics, art; Present religious situation in politics & ethics: political & ethical sphere; Contemporary religious situation in religion - Mysticism outside the churches, Eschatological movements, Religious situations in the churches. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 mo - sized hardcover book; xxv + 182 pages of text. Very Good condition: no torn or missing pages; a few pencil markings, underlining & marginal notations in the text & a couple pen notations on title page; name on ffep: "Fred Schumacher Graduation Gift 1943" and name on front pastedown: "J. H. Glasse." Original hardcover binding with paper title labels on spine & front board, light fraying to spinetips and corners. A solid and attractive copy of this interesting book. Please look through my other auction listings- I have listed many scarce and unusual books this week on ebay. Please bid on more than one book, because I will be happy to reduce shipping costs for multiple purchases; media mail postage is $4 for this listing, and $1 for each additional book that you win from me. International bids welcomed, international airmail postage $10; Canadian airmail postage $7.8 NO RESERVE $3.00 for Media Mail postage within the United States.$10.00 for in... read more

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