Method in theology : possibilities in the light of Barth, Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein
<i>Subject Area: Theological methodology</i>. - This involves a broader set of issues than purely epistemological ones. - The specialised conduct of theological enquiry needs to be understood by reference to the special type of phenomenon (God) it engages with. Karl Barth's work is seminal here. - Issues in theological methodology quickly merge into issues within theology. Conversely theological <i>issues</i> are treated with a view to their functional environment. They are involved with a method - a particular way of carrying on. - Understanding their human context (phenomenologically speaking) becomes highly significant. <i>Overview: The Function of the Project</i> - To steer a path between the over-elaboration of dogma (Karl Barth and neo-orthodoxy) and an over-confidence in modernity (what might be called neo-liberalism). - Theology should be able to be seen as a serious human practice amongst others - it should be able to descend from its complex doctrinal discussions, if called upon, and relate on many levels to current life-issues. At the same time it should be able to own its distinctive interaction with God and not dissolve into religious anthropology. <i>'Conclusion': Theology can be Conducted in
Fairley, James
Philosophy
Method in theology : possibilities in the light of Barth, Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein. <i>Subject Area: Theological methodology</i>. - This involves a broader set of issues than purely epistemological ones. - The specialised conduct of theological enquiry needs to be understood by reference to the special type of phenomenon (God) it engages with. Karl Barth's work is seminal here. - Issues in theological methodology quickly merge into issues within theology. Conversely theological <i>issues</i> are treated with a view to their functional environment. They are involved with a method - a particular way of carrying on. - Understanding their human context (phenomenologically speaking) becomes highly significant. <i>Overview: The Function of the Project</i> - To steer a path between the over-elaboration of dogma (Karl Barth and neo-orthodoxy) and an over-confidence in modernity (what might be called neo-liberalism). - Theology should be able to be seen as a serious human practice amongst others - it should be able to descend from its complex doctrinal discussions, if called upon, and relate on many levels to current life-issues. At the same time it should be able to own its distinctive interaction with God and not dissolve into religious anthropology. <i>'Conclusion': Theology can be Conducted in
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