ABSTRACT
The importance of Paul Tillich (1886–1965) as a theologian is due more to the fact that he made theology relevant in his days than to any lasting value in the fruits of his theological endeavors. With his theology, he built bridges between people’s personal problems and the Gospel. Here, people found answers to questions about the meaning of life. This bridge was created on the basis of a specific conviction, namely, that the question about meaning has its innermost depth in a religious dimension. For Tillich, human life in its uttermost depth is religious.
