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Systematic Theology as a Rationally Justified Public Discourse about God

Systematic Theology as a Rationally Justified Public Discourse about God

Morch, Michael Agerbo

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Series: Religion, Theologie Und Naturwissenschaft / Religion, Theolo, Book 38

Religion General General Christianity

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ISBN10: 3525568711
ISBN13: 9783525568712
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Published: Jan 23 2023
Pages: 415
Weight: 10.97
Language: English
For centuries it has been discussed whether systematic theology is a scientific discipline. But it is not obvious what is meant by either systematic theology or scientific discipline. Michael Agerbo Morch presents an understanding of systematic theology as a tripartite discipline and science as a rationally justified public discourse about a given topic. Systematic theology is shown to meet the most generally accepted criteria for scientific work, since its theories can be tested and even falsified in an intersubjective setting. This can be done by the most proper tool we have for assessing and comparing scientific theories, which is coherence theory. Therefore, even though systematic theology is a distinct and normative discipline, it is not compromising for its theories because it can present its theses in a transparent way that can be checked and criticized by peers and compared to relevant alternatives. As such, the book shows that systematic theology is a scientifically strong discourse that meets accepted criteria to the same degree as other disciplines.

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