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Timeless Truth in the Hands of History - A Short History of System in Theology (Paperback, New)
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Timeless Truth in the Hands of History - A Short History of System in Theology (Paperback, New)
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What is the purpose of theology for the Church? Systematic theology
provides an inroad into this question by offering both a method for
doing theology and an explanation for the purpose of that method.
However, the very notion of 'system' has its basis in a specific
understanding of knowledge grounded in rational demonstration of
facts, and it is easy to assume that this tradition in theology is
primarily a product of Enlightenment thinking. Timeless Truth in
the Hands of History addresses the historical debate over when
systematic theology began. Much of the debate has centered on the
definition of 'system' and revolves around the use, or lack
thereof, of external philosophical categories or language in
theological discourse. Heide's approach is to examine the works of
prominent theologians and philosophers at various times labelled
systematic, providing an outline of the methodological history of
systematic theology and at the same time providing a survey of the
the ways in which philosophical and theological discourse have been
connected to the term 'system'. Heide shows that system in theology
has deeper roots than the Englightenment. The practice of theology
has never been totally devoid of external philosophical reference
points or programmatic intentions, and these have played a role in
theology since the church's inception. Certain elements of
systematic thought (e.g., logic, non-contradiction, organisation)
have been a part of theological investigation and construction
since at least the second century. However, these may not be the
same influences that have marked post-Enlightenment systematics.
Heide argues that one of the primary characteristics of
pre-Enlightenment theology was its intentional focus on the life of
the church theology, like the Scriptures, was often written for
specific circumstances. The influence of the Enlightenment was to
shift the intention and context of much of theology in that
theological knowledge was studied and displayed for the sake of
knowledge itself in the realm of what was to become academic
theology, the church was at best an afterthought. Revealing and
explaining the historical contexts in which philosophical ideas
have influenced theology, from Irenaeus and Origen to Hegel and
Kierkegaard, Timeless Truth in the Hands of History is an
invaluable addition to the library of all students of theology,
philosophy of religion and the history of ideas."
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