The Courage to Be

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Being and courage -- Being, nonbeing, and anxiety -- Pathological anxiety, vitality, and courage -- Courage and participation (the courage to be as a part) -- Courage and individualization (the courage to be oneself) -- Courage and transcendence (the courage to accept acceptance).;The great Christian existentialist thinker Paul Tillich describes the dilemma of modern man and points a way to the conquest of the problem of anxiety. This edition includes a new introduction by Harvey Cox that situates the book within the theological conversation into which it first appeared and conveys its continued relevance in the current century. Being and courage -- Being, nonbeing, and anxiety -- Pathological anxiety, vitality, and courage -- Courage and participation (the courage to be as a part) -- Courage and individualization (the courage to be oneself) -- Courage and transcendence (the courage to accept acceptance).