Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 703
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Chap. V]
§ 100.
THE PERIOD OF RESURRECTION
679
and behind this shield it is which subjectivism in the intellectual and mystical domain is trying to make upon the Christian It holds an objective point of support in the religion. Holy Scripture and in the dogmatic development, which protects it from being overwhelmed in the floods of many waters. And what is of greater significance still, thanks to this very objective-historic character, it is in less danger It may even of being involuntarily annexed by philosophy. and a
real historical character,
safe against the attack
be prophesied, that, while modern theology fades into a science of religion or into a speculation, and Vermittelungs-
now
theologie shallows into mysticism, or finds
its
grave in the
philosophical stream, this confessional theology alone
maintain
its
position.
this
theology will
sal
one,
viz.
Even now
fulfil
it
can be observed
a twofold mission
so to investigate
the
:
first,
will
how
a univer-
fundamental questions
which are common to all the churches, that the radical difference between the consciousness of regenerate and unregenerate humanity shall ever be more fully exposed to light; and, secondly, to raise the special form of its own confessional consciousness to the level of the consciousness-
form
of our age.
But
this confessional theology will
only
development when the convicmore universally accepted, that the radical difference between regenerate and unregenerate humanity extends across the entire domain of the higher sciences, and therefore calls for two kinds of science just as soon as the investigation deserts the material basis and can no longer be
come
to a peaceful process of
tion shall be
constructed without the intermingling of the subjective factor.
The exact boundary-line between Theology and Philosophy must not be sought between Christian Theology and pantheistic or pagan Philosophy, but between a Theology and Philosophy, both of which, as Keckermann already desired it,
stand at the vieiv-point of jyalingenesis.
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