Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 662

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§ 100.

INTRODUCTION

[Div. Ill

phenomenon, without discrimination or choice, not organiThen, with these facts in sight, the cally, but atomistically. conception, principle, method and organic nature of theology And reinforced with this should have to be determined. insight, at the end another historic review should have to be furnished, but this time under the criticism of the idea of theology.

This double treatment, however, of

first

recording

indiscriminately the "facts," and after that, of indicating with discrimination and selection the course of the process in these

could not be justified practically. No single science is capable of encyclopedic treatment, until it has obtained sufficient influence to make its appearance a matter of general knowledge, at least with its own students. This also applies to facts,

theology, " the leading facts of the manifestation " of which are to be found in every Church history, so that he who is to

them encyclopedically may accept them as being genknown. Encyclopedia discovers no new science, but investigates a science, the phenomena of which are everyHowever much, therefore, such a review of where seen. phenomena may form an indispensable link in the course of logical thought, which must precede the forming of the conception, Encyclopedia need not furnish that link, since it The second review, on the other hand, is of itself present. may not be omitted, for that is to show how, in connection treat of

erally

with the encyclopedic results obtained, the process is to be understood in the phenomena. In this second review, the outline of this process will differ according to the nature of the results obtained by encyclopedic investigation. This critical review embraces six sections, each

which

covers a proper period.

First,

one of comes the period of

then the period of internal conflict then the period of triumph claimed too prematurely then the period of multiformity after this, the period of apparent defeat; and finally, Let it be kept in mind, that this the period of resurrection.

naivety

;

;

;

;

review does not concern itself with the history of theology as the knowledge of God, but with the science which has this knowledge of God for its object. Hence, this history begins where special Revelation is completed. If the word " Theol-

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