TILLICH, Paul (1886-1965):
German/American, philosopher-theologian who was involved in
the German religious-SOCIALIST movement before opposition to Hitler and National SOCIALISM
led to his dismissal from the University of Frankfurt in 1933. In the United States, where
he taught at Union Theological Seminary, Tillich's work combined PLATONISM, medieval
MYSTICISM, German IDEALISM and EXISTENTIALISM. His best known books are Systematic
Theology (1963), The Courage to Be (1952) and Theology of Culture
(1959).
