Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 76

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COMPASS OF

§ 32.

ITS

TASK

[Div.

1

The Encyclopedia obtains its shows that the historical distinction between Romish, Reformed, etc.. Theology flows of necessity from the very essence of Theology, and that the

yet scientifically justified. right to this only

when

it

current distinctions of our times are foreign to its essence And thus every it from without.

and are attached to

is entitled and obliged in his Encywhatever is Theology to himTheology honor as clopedia to in such a way that he shows done be should self, but this organic character of this the how with this interpretation

Encyclopedical writer

science

is

best exhibited.

Compass of

§ 32.

On pedia 2,

this condition :

1,

it

is

its

Task

the task of Theological Encyclo-

to vindicate the scientific character of Theology;

to explain the relation

the other sciences

;

3,

between Theological science and

in its

own

choice of the object of

Theology to exhibit the error in the choice of others, and to appreciate what is right in the efforts of others and to appro-

Theology what it is the task of general Encyclopedia to do for science in general. priate

it

;

and then,

With reference to when (p. 95) he says

4,

to do for

the first point. Dr. Riibiger goes too far " The only problem of Theological En-

:

cyclopedia is to build up Theology as a scie7iee.'' It certainly It can even be said that only has more to do than this. after this task has been performed does its real Encyclopedic task begin. If Encyclopedia is truly the science of science, everything that is done to place the science as object before

Only when Theology only preparatory work. real Encyclopedic your lies before you as a science does study begin. His proposition therefore to give the name of "Theologik" to Theological Encyclopedia will not do. "Theologik" isolates Theology from the organism of the oneself

is

and the very point in hand is to grasp the science Theology as an organic member of the body of sciences. This is expressed by the word Encyclopedia alone, for which reason the name of Theological Encyclopedia can under no

sciences,

of

consideration be abandoned.

From

this

follows

also

the

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