Post-Systematic Theology I : Ways of Thinking - A Theological Philosophy / Markus Mühling

• VerfasserIn: Mühling, Markus
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Theology is an explication, im-plication, and com-plication of the Christian perception of truth and value. The occurrence of this perception takes place in following the story of the Gospel, which remains open and organic, unable to be closed. Every formation of a closed system has to be exceeded on the way to a post-systematic theology.The first part of this work deals with redefining basic concepts from a phenomenological perspective and from within a narrative ontology. Key terms such as relation, way-formational line, event, time, space, sign, metaphor, concept, name, model, theory, coherence, causality, contingence, subject, and truth, are explored and reworked. The main portion of the work delves into the threefold self-presentation of God in the perception of truth and value as displayed in the Gospel. The work concludes by taking up the consequences of the relationship between faith and religion, historicity and Holy Scripture, the concept of rationality, as well as the inter-disciplinary and academic study of theology.

Table of Contents

Copyright page -- Preface -- Part 1 Preparations -- Chapter 1 'Post-Systematic' Theology -- Chapter 2 The Problem with a History of Stories -- Chapter 3 The Subject-Matter of Post-Systematic Theology -- Chapter 4 Christian Practice -- Part 2 Narrative Ontology -- Chapter 5 Perception and Narration -- Chapter 6 Narrative Ontology and its Terminology in Contrast to Narratology -- Chapter 7 Narration and Relation -- Chapter 8 Narration, Migration, and Wayformational Lines -- Chapter 9 Narration and Event -- Chapter 10 Narration and Time -- Chapter 11 Narration and Space -- Chapter 12 Narrations and Signs -- Chapter 13 Narrations and Metaphors -- Chapter 14 Narrations, Concepts, and Names -- Chapter 15 Narrations, Models, and Theories -- Chapter 16 Narration and Dramatic Coherence -- Chapter 17 Narration, Causality, and Rules -- Chapter 18 Narration and Contingency -- Chapter 19 Narrations, Subjects and Inter-indexicality -- Chapter 20 Narration and Truth -- Part 3 Divine Self-Presentation -- Chapter 21 Minimal Conditions for Speaking of God and the Divine Identifiability -- Chapter 22 Revelation as Perceiving Truth and Value -- Part 4 Equipment -- Chapter 23 Faith and Religion -- Chapter 24 Historicity and Holy Scripture -- Chapter 25 Enlightened Reason -- Chapter 26 Theology, Philosophy, and Natural Science -- Chapter 27 Theology as a Science -- -- Literature -- Index.