Brief, maschinenschriftlich; Briefkopf: BROOKLYN COLLEGE, Department
of History
online-Edition: Edition der Korrespondenz von Paul Tillich 1933-1951.
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The grimmest aftermath of the war is that those who have survived in body are in so many instances broken in spirit. Especially is this true of people like ourselves, trained for intellectual pursuits, but unable like us to continue in the field of their choice and skill. The International Committee for Securing Employment to Refugee Professional Workers was organized a decade ago to assist such persons. Up to the end of 1946 aid had been given to 2.869 individuals.
The assistance is varied according to circumstance and is never in excess of the
need. The tought is not to bring these persons to this country but to assist
them where they are. Frequently a relatively small sum is enough to secure
continuance in a profession, for it may be necessary only to secure the transfer
of a student from a camp to a college, or to provide necessary instruments for a
doctor or scientist. The scope of the committee is being enlarged in that aid
will be extended to scholars and artists who do not belong strictly in the class
of refugee
, for so often those who have not been uprooted are
nevertheless unable to carry on.
Funds for the continuation of this work are ever more difficult to secure. The committee is seeking, therefore, to enlist the help of a larger number of folk like ourselves, of modest income but deep concern for the rebuilding of the intellectual and professional life in the devastated lands. The hope is that a goodly number may see their way clear to contribute.
Paul Tillich (20. August 1886 – 22. Oktober 1965) war ein deutscher evangelischer Theologe und Religionsphilosoph. Nach seiner Tätigkeit als Feldprediger im Ersten Weltkrieg lehrte er an verschiedenen Universitäten in Deutschland, bis er 1933 emigrieren musste und in den USA wirkte, unter anderem in New York, Harvard und Chicago. Tillich entwickelte eine Theologie der Kultur und verstand Religion als das „was uns unbedingt angeht“. In seiner „Systematic Theology“ formulierte er die Methode der Korrelation und deutete Gott als „Macht des Seins“. Seine Arbeiten verbinden Theologie, Philosophie und Existenzdenken und hatten großen Einfluss auf das religiöse Denken der Moderne.