"The courage to Be" by Paul Tillich,1952

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Considered from the ethical point of view,
courage in a man is a sign of his caring for something enough to decide and to act despite opposition ;
considered in terms of its effect on his being -ontologically-,
courage is the self-affirmation of one's being.
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These points of view are united in the conception of courage as the self-affirmation of one's being in the presence of the threat of nonbeing ;
anxiety is the felt awareness of the threat of nonbeing,
and courage is the resolute opposition to the threat in such a manner that being is affirmed.
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Three types of anxiety :
ontic,-the anxiety of fate and death,
moral,-the anxiety of guilt and condemnation-and
spiritual,-the anxiety of emptiness and meaninglessness-,
are present in all cultural ages,
but spiritual anxiety is predominant in the modern period.
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Existential anxiety cannot be removed ;
it can be faced only by those who have the courage to be.
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The courage to be involves the courage to participate,to be oneself,
and to unite the two by absolute faith in the God above God,
"being-itself".
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