Theology and the Justification of Faith: Constructing Theories in Systematic Theology
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This book deals with the epistemological problems of rationality and of theory construction in theology. Van Huyssteen analyzes the principal models of rationality, examines the conceptual models of Wolfhart Pannenberg and Gerhard Sauter, and finally discusses the metaphoric nature of religious language and develops criteria for the structuring of a "critical- realist rationality model."
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Theology and the Justification of Faith: Constructing Theories in Systematic Theology
This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

This book deals with the epistemological problems of rationality and of theory construction in theology. Van Huyssteen analyzes the principal models of rationality, examines the conceptual models of Wolfhart Pannenberg and Gerhard Sauter, and finally discusses the metaphoric nature of religious language and develops criteria for the structuring of a "critical- realist rationality model."
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Theology and the Justification of Faith: Constructing Theories in Systematic Theology

Theology and the Justification of Faith: Constructing Theories in Systematic Theology

by J. Wentzel Van Huyssteen
Theology and the Justification of Faith: Constructing Theories in Systematic Theology

Theology and the Justification of Faith: Constructing Theories in Systematic Theology

by J. Wentzel Van Huyssteen

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This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

This book deals with the epistemological problems of rationality and of theory construction in theology. Van Huyssteen analyzes the principal models of rationality, examines the conceptual models of Wolfhart Pannenberg and Gerhard Sauter, and finally discusses the metaphoric nature of religious language and develops criteria for the structuring of a "critical- realist rationality model."

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ISBN-13: 9780802803665
Publisher: Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date: 11/19/1988
Pages: 226
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

J. Wentzel van Huyssteen (1942–2022) was the James I. McCord Professor of Theology and Science at Princeton Theological Seminary. In 2003, he became the first South African and the first Princeton Seminary professor to deliver the prestigious Gifford Lectures.

Table of Contents

Prefaceviii
Introductionx
Systematic Theology and Philosophy of Sciencexii
Some Conceptual Definitionsxv
Conceptual Models and Theoriesxvi
Outlinexix
Part ISystematic Theology and Philosophy of Science
1.Logical Positivism3
The Vienna Circle3
The Unity of Science5
The Standard Conception of Science7
2.Theological Reaction to the Positivist Model of Science11
Introduction11
Theology as a Unique Science14
Heinrich Scholz and the Minimum Demands for Science17
Theology and Subjectivism19
3.Critical Rationalism24
Rationality and Objectivity24
The Theory Ladenness of Observation27
The Criterion of Falsifiability29
The Theory of Verisimilitude31
4.Critical Rationalism and Theology33
Introduction33
The Accusation of Loss of Reality35
Theology and the Question of the Limits of Rationality36
Pancritical Rationalism40
Commitment and Theorizing44
5.The Paradigm Theory and the Question of the Origins of Theological Models47
Introduction47
The Historicist Turning Point49
Kuhn in Debate with Popper55
The Incommensurability of Paradigms57
Truth, Rationality, and Historicity60
Kuhn's Relevance to Systematic Theology61
Part IIThe Construction of Theories in Systematic Theology
6.Theology as the Science of God71
Introduction71
The Universal Nature of Theology74
Theology and Philosophy of Science77
Theological Statements as Hypotheses81
The Object of Theology: God as Problem85
The Scientific Nature of Theological Reflection: Critical Evaluation92
7.Theology as a Critical-Argumentative Science101
Systematic Theology as an Argumentative Theology101
Five Basic Problems in Theology103
The Origin of Theological Statements109
The Justification of Theological Statements114
An Analytic-Theoretical Model of Thought for Theology: Critical Evaluation117
Part IIISystematic Theology: A Critical-Realist Perspective
8.The Nature of Theological Statements125
Introduction125
Religious Experience and the Language of Faith: The Origin of Theological Statements126
Religious Language as Metaphoric Language132
What Is a Metaphor?133
From Metaphor to Thought Model: The Nature of Theological Conceptualizing137
9.Criteria for a Critical-Realist Model of Rationality in Systematic Theology143
Introduction143
The Reality Depiction of Theological Statements147
The Critical and Problem-Solving Ability of Theological Statements172
The Constructive and Progressive Nature of Theological Statements190
Bibliography198
Index204
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