The Essential Tillich
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The Essential Tillich is a scholarly work on theologian Paul Tillich’s thought, compiled and interpreted by American Unitarian Universalist minister and author Forrest Church.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Essential Tillich Context triple: [Forrest Church, doctoralThesis, The Essential Tillich]
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Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
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On Being and Essence
On Being and Essence is a philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically examines the metaphysical concepts of being and essence within the framework of scholastic Aristotelianism.
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The Trinity: A Philosophical Investigation
The Trinity: A Philosophical Investigation is a philosophical and analytic theology work by Richard Swinburne that rigorously examines and defends the Christian doctrine of the Trinity using contemporary logical and metaphysical tools.
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D.
Theology of Hope
Theology of Hope is a seminal work of Christian theology that emphasizes eschatological hope as the central lens for understanding God’s promises, history, and human liberation.
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E.
Theological Commonplaces
Theological Commonplaces is the standard English title of Philip Melanchthon’s influential 16th-century Lutheran theological work that systematically organizes key doctrines of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Essential Tillich Target entity description: The Essential Tillich is a scholarly work on theologian Paul Tillich’s thought, compiled and interpreted by American Unitarian Universalist minister and author Forrest Church.
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A.
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
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B.
On Being and Essence
On Being and Essence is a philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically examines the metaphysical concepts of being and essence within the framework of scholastic Aristotelianism.
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C.
The Trinity: A Philosophical Investigation
The Trinity: A Philosophical Investigation is a philosophical and analytic theology work by Richard Swinburne that rigorously examines and defends the Christian doctrine of the Trinity using contemporary logical and metaphysical tools.
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D.
Theology of Hope
Theology of Hope is a seminal work of Christian theology that emphasizes eschatological hope as the central lens for understanding God’s promises, history, and human liberation.
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E.
Theological Commonplaces
Theological Commonplaces is the standard English title of Philip Melanchthon’s influential 16th-century Lutheran theological work that systematically organizes key doctrines of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
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| instanceOf |
book
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theological work ⓘ |
| about |
Christian theology
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Paul Tillich’s theology ⓘ existential theology ⓘ religious philosophy ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| author | Forrest Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiler | Forrest Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilesWorkOf | Paul Tillich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | scholarly work on Paul Tillich’s thought ⓘ |
| editor | Forrest Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
religious studies
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theology ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Forrest Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | non-fiction prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Unitarian Universalist viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalOrientation | liberal Christian theology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in Paul Tillich
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religious scholars ⓘ students of theology ⓘ |
| interpretsWorkOf | Paul Tillich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
interpretation of Paul Tillich’s major ideas
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key themes in Paul Tillich’s thought ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Forrest Church
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Paul Tillich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Paul Tillich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType |
introduction to Paul Tillich
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secondary literature on Paul Tillich ⓘ |
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