The Socialist Decision
Book • 2012
Paul Tillich's 'The Socialist Decision' explores the crisis of German society in the face of rising Nazism.
He analyzes the failures of both bourgeois liberalism and religious nationalism to provide a compelling vision for the future.
Tillich advocates for a form of religious socialism that unites the power of origin with the demand for justice.
The book critiques the ways in which political romanticism can seduce the soul and lead to barbarism.
It offers an alternative path rooted in authentic faith and a commitment to social transformation.
He analyzes the failures of both bourgeois liberalism and religious nationalism to provide a compelling vision for the future.
Tillich advocates for a form of religious socialism that unites the power of origin with the demand for justice.
The book critiques the ways in which political romanticism can seduce the soul and lead to barbarism.
It offers an alternative path rooted in authentic faith and a commitment to social transformation.
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Mentioned as a book that is way too under-examined and neglected, but found it helpful in processing the current moment.
Paul Tillich's Socialist Decision and the Crisis of American Christianity
