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Hoe praat ons oor/van God? Teologiese idiome van gister en van vandag
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 48, No 3/4 | a2461 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v48i3/4.2461
| © 1992 A. G. van Aarde
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 10 January 1992 | Published: 10 January 1992
Submitted: 10 January 1992 | Published: 10 January 1992
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A. G. van Aarde, Universiteit van Pretoria, South AfricaFull Text:
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How does one speak about/of God? Theological idioms in the past and present
In transitional stages theologians perceive that proven theories, models or methods become dated and that the specific idiom in which one speaks about/of God is not relevant any more. A theological idiom is defined as an example of the dicta used in the framework of a particular conceptual frame of reference. By presenting an overview of selected theological idioms used in the past and present, this article aims to propose a model for practising theology today. The selection is made from the following conceptual frames of reference: Middle Platonism, Aristotelian Scholasticism, Reformed Theology, Reformed Orthodoxy, Liberal Theology, Dialectical Theology and Contextual Theology.
In transitional stages theologians perceive that proven theories, models or methods become dated and that the specific idiom in which one speaks about/of God is not relevant any more. A theological idiom is defined as an example of the dicta used in the framework of a particular conceptual frame of reference. By presenting an overview of selected theological idioms used in the past and present, this article aims to propose a model for practising theology today. The selection is made from the following conceptual frames of reference: Middle Platonism, Aristotelian Scholasticism, Reformed Theology, Reformed Orthodoxy, Liberal Theology, Dialectical Theology and Contextual Theology.
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