The Religious Situation by Paul Tillich Paul Tillich is
generally considered one of the century's outstanding and
influential thinkers. After teaching theology and philosophy at
various German universities, he came to the United States in
1933. For many years he was Professor of Philosophical Theology
at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, then University
Professor at Harvard University. His books include Systematic
Theology; The Courage to Be; Dynamics of Faith; Love, Power and
Justice; Morality and Beyond; and Theology of Culture. This
material was prepared for Religion Online by Ted and Winnie
Brock. I. Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and the Dance. While
science and philosophy have an immediate and causal significance
for the spiritual situation of a time, whether as destructive or
constructive forces, art is to be evaluated only as a mediate
cause. For its immediate task is not that of apprehending
essence but that of expressing meaning. Art indicates what the
character of a spiritual situatio