Coming Into Being Of Tillich's "Ultimate Concern" Thought

In the late 19th century, in the capitalism country industry develop rapidly cause the unbalance on the political, as a result,the first World War broke, result in the dead and injured and depressions the whole World, the motion of optimistic western person disappear, the self-confidence is greatly agitatedly. The theologies of Europe and North America start thinking actuality calmly, the liberalism theology begin to decline gradually; its position was gradually replaced by the new orthodox tradition. Liberalism theology Also had the variety in the German, the theologies brought the existentialism into the liberalism theology system, hope in tillich was one of the persons, he concerns the ultimate and existent category," ultimate concern" that he put forward become the valued thought concept in the contemporary humanities realm. Because being affect by the special family environment, tillich hoped to become a theologist since the childhood, because of living in a special age, his thought is rejected by Nazi, he immigrates to the United States, he developed his theology thought there. Because being subjected to the influence of international situation, in the whole European culture boundary at that time the people was placed in a kind of perplexity and worry, every person is in search for solving mankind's spirit in the predicament, this time, tillich put forward the thought of "ultimate concern". This thought put become widespread topic that affects the humanities boundary. In fact the creation of this thought is not accidental, having the deep history and religious sources, "Holy Bible" write definitely" you should love the lord, your God, with the whole heart, with all strength, with the whole idea and love the near person as if love oneself. Do thus, you can get the eternal life then". The Great theologist named Augustine also once used " enjoy" and "usage" to explain "ultimate concern", And many religions in history all expressed concern to the mankind, these are all the source of religion and history tillich's " ultimate end concern" thought.In tillich's whole life, the center of research is religion and the culture, coming into being of his" ultimate concern" thought also experienced a process, he mentioned and elaborated the thought in many of works, he carries on understanding " ultimate end concern" thought from many angles, such as the object, manifestation and the contents, he put forward" the religion is the person's ultimate concern", relation of" new being" problem and belief and the ultimate concern problem, its purpose is to wake people up to concern exist and destiny of the mankind.