Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 629

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Chap. IV]

§ 95.

BOUNDAKY OF THEOLOGY

IN SCIENCE

605

"knowledge of God," cannot be subordinated, but must be coordinated, and because of its independent object, its independent princlpsince theology directs itself to the

it

its independent method, it claims our homage as an independent organ in the organism of science.

ium, and

§ 95.

The Boundary of Theology in the Organism of Science

Theology

is

not isolated in the organism of science.

It is

From

this it follows that it in an organic way. communication between it and the other four great scientific complexes is not prevented from any one side. Communication, avenues of approach, and points of union extend to This, however, does not imply that there are no all sides. boundaries between theology and the other four coordinates but as in every other non-mechanical domain, these boundaries here must be measured from the centrum, and not in When a centre and the length of a ray are the periphery. given, the boundary is fixed for the entire surrounding, even though this is not entirely marked out and thus is not dis-

united with

cernible outwardly.

This centre here is the revealed ectypal self-knowledge of God. Since, however, it is the revealed and ectypal selfknowledge of God, it is not limited to abstract knowledge of God, taken as an isolated object of thought. The fact that it is

to

ectypal expresses, indeed, a relation of this self-knowledge

man, and that

it

is

revealed assumes logically a dealing

with the data, condition and means in which and by which The knowledge which God has this revelation takes place. of Himself includes also the knowledge of His counsel, work

and

will,

and the

relation in

Himself, outside of as well as

knowledge of God

is

which under

He

has placed

sin.

man

to

Since this ectypal

revealed, not in the abstract sense to

knowledge, but very concretely, as one of the means by which this all-excelling work of re-creation is accomplished, a process is effected by this ectypal knowledge of God, namely the Christian Church, by which, even as a tree by its fruit, this knowledge of God is more par-

satisfy our desire for

ticularly

known.

And

so far as in this

way

the light of

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