tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27405843.post116240395627842084..comments2024-01-25T05:44:34.896+02:00Comments on God in a Shrinking Universe: Reading Tillich 26: The Latent ChurchPatrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237545786695465374noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27405843.post-1163194685184602922006-11-10T23:38:00.000+02:002006-11-10T23:38:00.000+02:00Tyler,Tillich also published a collection of sermo...Tyler,<BR/><BR/>Tillich also published a collection of sermons on the subject, titled, of course, <EM>The New Being</EM>. It is worth a read if you get the time.<BR/><BR/>Patrik,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for having such an interesting blog. I'll be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27405843.post-1162537796672978802006-11-03T09:09:00.000+02:002006-11-03T09:09:00.000+02:00The New Being is Tillich's word for what Christ br...The New Being is Tillich's word for what Christ brings (you need to look in volume two for more detail). The New being reconciles essence with existence, it is life reunited with the ground of Being, God.<BR/><BR/>There are parallels with the hidden/visible church, but also differences, most importantly that Tillich considers the latent church to be mostly outside the visible church, while I understand that Luther considers the hidden church to be mostly a part of the visible church.Patrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237545786695465374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27405843.post-1162449806951896152006-11-02T08:43:00.000+02:002006-11-02T08:43:00.000+02:00Also Tillich perceived that this latent church is ...Also Tillich perceived that this latent church is present in any religions. He distinguish the presence of Christ from outside the church to his presence in the Church. Christ working outside the church he calls it "latent church" and the manifest church is where Christ's works are evidently recognized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com