Critical Empiricism in the Theology of Albrecht Ritschl
In his own time and thereafter Albrecht Ritschl's criticism of metaphysics was much debated. He insisted that his basic criticism was directed against those varieties of metaphysics which adopted a priori and deductive methods as a basis for our inquiry concerning God and His relationship to th...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1965
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 1965, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 40-56 |
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| Summary: | In his own time and thereafter Albrecht Ritschl's criticism of metaphysics was much debated. He insisted that his basic criticism was directed against those varieties of metaphysics which adopted a priori and deductive methods as a basis for our inquiry concerning God and His relationship to the world. Yet he recognised the significance of philosophy in his effort to vindicate an appropriate theological method. In this essay we shall show that his method of attempting to elucidate the characteristic features of theological discourse is primarily that of a critical empiricism which recognises the reality and activities of the Christian community as the proper locus for identifying the area within which theological discourse is meaningfully carried on. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930600014216 |