Theology as a science

Author: Torrence
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book is part of the "Science of Theology" in the Longlang Study·Library of Christian Theological Classics. Language is the container of thought and culture, and the quality of Christian thought transcends ethnicity, while its form clings to the national language. Therefore, Christian thought is both universal and has the individuality of thought in a national language. Christian thought has spanned nearly two thousand years of linguistic history and continues to unfold in the cultural expressions of various peoples, becoming an important structural element of world culture. Torrence's theological themes revolve around the objectivity of theology. If theology lacks objectivity, it is merely a subjective creation, no matter how dazzling. To resolve the objectivity of theology requires addressing theological revelation. Although God is transcendent, He has revealed Himself in time and space. Christ is the objectivity of theology—he is not a product of human meditation. Theology is called a science not only because of its affirmation of objectivity but also because its academic rigor is comparable to that of natural sciences. Therefore, Torrence's greatest contribution in this book lies in pointing out the appropriateness of theological knowledge. Theology, like natural science, seeks ultimate truth, and its methods are all empirical and objective, not metaphysical.