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Paul Tillich: The Ameba
John (Jack) Kauderer, Alum
College of Physicians and Surgeons 1964
Columbia College 1959


While an undergraduate, I lived off campus with my parents, but I came to many of the Earl Hall events. I was very excited to attend an informal gathering with Dr. Tillich. I really don't rememember the specifics of what he or the other students said but I was amazed at Dr. Tillich's ability to surround and embrace the ideas being shared and envelop them in his theology. It was an amazing tour de force. Being a zoology major, I envision the whole process as identical to phagocytosis by the ameba.

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