Write an essay explaining Tillich's concept of faith. Be sure to include explanations or answers to each of the following issues. Use examples to strengthen your explanations.

1) What does it mean to say that a living being is concerned about something?

2) What is an ultimate concern? What is the relationship between how a person lives her life and her ultimate concern?

3) Can we be mistaken in our faith? What are the consequences of such mistaken faith?

4) How does Tillich describe God?

5) Discuss one important contrast you noticed between Tillich's ideas about faith and the ideas about faith usually found in the church.