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The Courage to Be
by Paul Tillich
Tillich on the anxieties of fate, guilt and meaninglessness, and the courage to affirm oneself in spite of them. Theological-existential and influential.
Read it if…
you want a serious treatment of anxiety and courage.
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Skip it if…
you want a light read.
Try instead: Dark Nights of the Soul →
Three things you will actually use
- Anxiety is existential before it is clinical.
- Courage affirms in spite of.
- The God above God.
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Read the chapter on the three types of anxiety.
Our verdict
Courage in spite of.
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