What is theology? : an orthodox methodology
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What is theology? : an orthodox methodology
Holy Trinity Seminary Press, 2023
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- Other Title
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Qu'est-ce que la théologie? méthodologie de la théologie orthodoxe dans sa pratique et son enseignement
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Qu'est-ce que la théologie?.
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Orthodox theology is intimately linked to spiritual experience:it has a very different meaning to the present usage of this word coming from academia. The scientific methods developed in the West since the seventeenth century can of of benefit in many regards, but without strong roots in the Orthodox tradition theology risks being "eaten up" by the human sciences.
These roots are in the mystical tradition of the Church as passed down from the the beginning and expressed in the lives of saints, iconography etc. Thus this work has both a theoretical and a practical scope, of relevance to all Christians.
Table of Contents
Foreword
INTRODUCTION
Chapter I. THEOLOGY: ORIGINAL NATURE, SUBSEQUENT EVOLUTIONS AND SHAPES
Theology in its most elevated sense: mystical theology
The practice of theology in the Church: catechetical, apologetic and doxological theology
The birth and development of speculative theology
The conditions for practicing theology in an Orthodox setting
The birth and development of academic theology
Chapter II. THE USEFULNESS OF SCIENTIFIC METHODS IN THEOLOGY
Bibliographic research
The critical editions of texts and their use
Historical criticism
The use of references (precise and exact)
Rational argumentation
Chapter III. DOGMATIC THEOLOGY
Chapter IV. SACRED SCRIPTURE AND ITS EXEGESIS
The status of Sacred Scripture in the Orthodox tradition
The deleterious character of modern Protestant exegesis and Catholic exegesis
Principles of Orthodox exegesis
Chapter V. PATROLOGY
The essential place of patrology in the teaching of Orthodox theology
The importance of knowledge of the Fathers in theological knowledge and understanding
The need for reference to the Fathers in the practice of theology
On the proper use of the Fathers in the practice of theology
Thinking in the spirit of the Fathers
The continuing relevance of the Fathers today
Studying the Fathers in their works and not in the commentaries on them
Methodology of patristic studies in the field of research
Chapter VI. CHURCH HISTORY
Chapter VII. MORAL THEOLOGY AND BIOETHICS
Moral theology
Bioethics
Chapter VIII. HAGIOLOGY
Chapter IX. ICONOLOGY
Chapter X. STUDY OF THE CANONS
Chapter XI. PASTORAL THEOLOGY AND HOMILETICS
Conclusion
Notes
Index
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