"Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite." ― Paul Tillich Topic(s): Faith More From Paul Tillich "Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith." "Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free." "The first duty of love is to listen." More In Faith "To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith of a heretic."― Walter Kaufmann "The abuse of faith has to be resisted precisely."― Joseph Ratzinger "The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover; it is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and by cowardice."― Clarence Darrow