John Webster on the task of a properly theological theologia
The late John Webster advocated both for a theological theology and a robust recovery of God's intrinsic perfection. This article examines how both occupations are related in Webster's thought by setting forth six statements summarising his doctrine of God and his theological approach to i...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Scottish journal of theology 2020-05, Vol.73 (2), p.97-111 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The late John Webster advocated both for a theological theology and a robust recovery of God's intrinsic perfection. This article examines how both occupations are related in Webster's thought by setting forth six statements summarising his doctrine of God and his theological approach to it. According to Webster, the doctrine of God is theological to the extent it upholds the principle of
solus Deus
in theology's formal and material consideration of God's perfection. Only thus does theology articulate the crucial distinction between and yet correspondence of God's antecedent perfection and God's intimate presence with us. |
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ISSN: | 0036-9306 1475-3065 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S003693062000023X |