Evolution, knowledge and Christian faith: Gerd Theissen and the credibility of theology
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Evolution, knowledge and Christian faith: Gerd Theissen and the credibility of theology | |
| Creator | van Huyssteen, Wentzel | |
| Description | In this article the way in which Theissen uses the evolutionary paradigm as a comprehensive framework for interpreting not only central themes in theology but also the credibility of theology as such, is analysed from an epistemological point of view. Theissen's overall choice for critical rationalism is critized as an epistemological blurring of paradigms, and thus of models of rationality, and typified as a quest for realism and explanatory progress in theology instead. In interpreting the evolutionary paradigm for theology, Theissen does, however, open up exciting possibilities for retaining the scientific and cognitive status of theological statements. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1988-01-07 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v44i1.2184 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 44, No 1 (1988); 6-22 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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