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is a word which wisely expresses its two modes of being with two distinct words, 'loneliness' and 'solitude' whereby 'loneliness'' expresses the pain of being alone and 'solitude' the glory.

Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man's being alone. It has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.

is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free. (Paul Tillich)

is not the opposite of faith... it is one element of faith.

Doubt is not the opposite of faith... it is one element of faith. (Paul Tillich)

is the state of being ultimately concerned.

is that faculty of man by which he is able to determine his being through history.

is the famous atheist and ardent enemy of religion and Christianity who knew more about the power the idea of God than many faithful Christians.

Friedrich Nietzsche, the famous atheist and ardent enemy of religion and Christianity, knew more about the power the idea of God than many faithful Christians.

is not a being, not the highest or most perfect of being, but, rather, is being itself.

he suggest also that god is not a being, not the highest or most perfect of being, but, rather, is being itself.

is nothing other than that which concerns a man ultimately.

whatever concerns a man ultimately becomes God for him, and, conversely, it means that a man can be concerned ultimately only about that which is God for him'

is the pain of being alone, whereas solitude is the glory of being alone.

Language. . . has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone. (Paul Tillich)

is distinguished from solitude in that loneliness is the pain of being alone; solitude is the glory of being alone

Language bas created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude to express the glory of being alone

is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being.

is a notion of life as the process in which the power of being actualizes itself. But in actualizing itself it overcomes that in life which, although belonging to life, negates life.

Nietzsche is the most impressive and effective representative of what could be called a "philosophy of life." Life in this term is the process in which the power of being actualizes itself. But in actualizing itself it overcomes that in life which, although belonging to life, negates life.

is a discipline that deals in facts, religion deals in symbols.

the statements of science are literally true whereas those of religious faith are symbolic expressions of our ultimate concern.

is the glory of being alone whereas loneliness is the pain of being alone.

is distinguished from loneliness in that loneliness is the pain of being alone; solitude is the glory of being alone

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