The Ground of Being

  • Tillich's phrase, >the Ground of Being< is used by the Bishop of Woolwich in his >Honest to God< as a possible way of speaking of a God who is not >out there<. Tillich stands in the tradition of German mystical and Romantic philosophy, into which has come an admixture of the language used by Heidegger and the depth psychology of Erich FROMM. Tillich owes his inspiration to Schelling, and behind Schelling stands Jocob Boehme. The ideas of a Grund and Ungrund go beyond Boehme to Meister Eckhart. While the notion of a >Ground of Being< may sound comfortable and firm, it is less so when it is noted that behind the ground stands the Abyss (Ungrund). Tillich's positive faith is better expressed by his term >power<, though that might make the issue a logical one rather than a metaphysical one.

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Author:Dorothy Emmet
Parent Title (English):Journal of Theological Studies N. S., Oxford, Vol. 15 (1964), pp. 280-294.
Document Type:Articles
Language:English
Year of first Publication:1964
Release Date:2014/01/28
Format:PDF-scan to download
IdNo:Emmet_D_1964
Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature):Articles / Artikel
Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive:Articles / Artikel
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