Marcus J. Borg Quote
If, when you think of the word God, you are thinking of a reality that may or may not exist, you are not thinking of God. Tillich’s point is that the word God does not refer to a particular existing being (that’s the God of supernatural theism). Rather, the word God is the most common Western name for what is, for ultimate reality, for the ground of being, for Being itself, for isness.
Marcus J. Borg
If, when you think of the word God, you are thinking of a reality that may or may not exist, you are not thinking of God. Tillich’s point is that the word God does not refer to a particular existing being (that’s the God of supernatural theism). Rather, the word God is the most common Western name for what is, for ultimate reality, for the ground of being, for Being itself, for isness.
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About Marcus J. Borg
Marcus Joel Borg (March 11, 1942 – January 21, 2015) was an American New Testament scholar and theologian. He was among the most widely known and influential voices in Liberal Christianity. Borg was a fellow of the Jesus Seminar and a major figure in historical Jesus scholarship. He retired as Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University in 2007. He died eight years later at the age of 72, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at his home in Powell Butte, Oregon.