Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 701

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§ 106.

THE PERIOD OF RESURRECTION

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such an extinction of the conception "Christian," that at It lay in the leno-th even Buddhism becomes " Christian." " " nature of the case that every Union was and could be nothing but a " machine," so that those of a more practical turn of mind could think of no other unity except tliat which had existed historically before multiformity came into being. While, on the other hand, when the conflict was interpreted as a defence of the good right of religion over against the intellect, piety had to be generalized, till at length all kinds of religious utterances were classed under one and the self-

same conception. The result of this has been that a certain Romanizing tendency has met with a wide reception, especially through Schleiermacher's emphasis put upon the Qhurch, which led to Romanticism on a large scale in Germany, and A second result was that in England to High-OhurcUsm. ever pursued an arbitrary " Conception of Union," involuntarily entered in the Vermittelungstheologie

theology, which

upon an inclined plane

in

which

would readily

it

lose all

mastership over itself. And as another result no less, a third tendency appeared, which transmuted that which was positively Christian into the idea of the piously religions,

and thus prepared the transition of theology into the

sci-

ence of religion. tendency, even though it is still called theological, furnishes no theology, needs no further proof.

That

this

last

an anthropological, ethnological, in no single respect theology. And when it presents itself as such at the several univerVersities, it plays an unworthy, because untrue, part. Tlie science of religion

philosophical study, but

mittelungstheologie also

away

its

minimize

is

is

is

its

value, especially in

furnished excellent

results

to put no way to

more and more disposed

theological character.

in

We its

desire in

earlier period.

many ways, and

It

in

has

many

has brought lasting gains. But in two ways it Not perceiving that by the side of thehas lost ground. ology a Christian Philosophy was bound to arise, it has respects

it

theologized philosophy too greatly and interpreted theology On the other hand, it has sought its too philosophically.

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