Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 71

Chap. IV]

§ 29.

THE SECOND DIFFICULTY

47

The second proof

peculiar character of Theology.

that the

parts of a special science mutually cohere organically, and together are related equally organically to the whole of science,

of

this

whatever science

Encyclopedia of

every special

But the

undertakes to show.

special science

is

first

proof that the conception

subordinate to the conception of

general science does not occur in other special Encyclopedias, because with the other sciences this subordination is

evident of

itself

and

§ 29.

The second at length.

is

by no one denied.

The Second Difficulty

difficulty

should be considered somewhat more

It presents itself in the fact that all sorts of

Theologies offer themselves as the object of investigation to There is a Greek the writer of an Encyclopedic Theology. Theology, and a Romish Theology, a Lutheran, Reformed, and a Modern Theology, a " Vermittelungstheologie," and, in an individual sense, Ritschlian, etc.,

we even hear

Theology spoken

to be introduced into this chaos.

a Schleiermachian, a

of.

Order, therefore,

Simply to

make

is

a choice

number would be unscientific. Where Even the choice is made its necessity must be shown. Romish theologian, who looks upon every other Theology

from among

this

save that of his

own church

as the exposition of error, can-

not escape from the duty of scientific proof of this position. it involved merely a difference between several " schools," might be proper to select out of these several interpretations what is common to them all, and thus to conclude the But this is not so. The existence of a general Theolog.\ difference here springs not from a difference of method in the investigation of one and the same object, but from a difference concerning the question of what the object of Theology is. One Theology investigates a different object from another. One Theology denies the very existence of the object which

If it

.

another Theology investigates.

Even

if

we could

agree

upon the methods of investigation it would be of no use, for though the merits of your method were recognized, the objection would still hold good that you apply your method

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