Science, Religion, and Purposes
Three essays written by King between 1948 and 1951 are indicative of his religious philosophy and spiritual purpose. The first essay, King specifies the specific separate purposes of science and religion and that there is not conflict between the two. In the second document, he points to two important figures for the foundation of his philosophy: Harry Emerson Fosdick, one of the most prominent liberal American ministers, and Paul Tillich, an influential German-American philosopher and theologian both impacting 20th century American Christianity. The final of the three essays speaks to the purposes of Christianity and the role of man in the world. He mentions Gautama Buddha and gives a general idea that God's intent for Christians is to use what they have where they are to make a cohesive and loving society.
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