TY - BOOK AU - Ebeling,Gerhard TI - The study of theology SN - 0800605292 AV - BR118 .E2413 U1 - 201/.1 PY - 1978/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Fortress Press KW - Theology KW - Th�eologie KW - fast KW - nli N1 - Translation of Studium der Theologie; Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-196); Theology as a whole -- Tensions dealing with theology -- The basic sources of Christian theology -- The unity of the New Testament -- The study of the New Testament as an independent discipline -- The study of the New Testament as a theological discipline -- The controversial character of the Christian reception of the Old Testament -- The study of the Old Testament as an independent discipline -- The unity of the Old Testament -- The study of the Old Testament as a theological discipline -- The study of religion -- The horizon of the study of religion -- Christianity and the religions -- Problems within the study of religion -- The study of religion and theology -- Philosophy -- The partnership of theology and philosophy -- Philosophy and history -- Philosophy and science -- The use of philosophy in theology -- Church history -- The difficulty Vis-�a-vis church history -- The confessional conception of church history -- Church history and general historical study -- Church history as a theological discipline -- Natural sciences and humanities -- The place of theology at the university -- The distinction between natural sciences and humanities -- The relation of theology to the natural sciences and humanities -- Social sciences -- The task of the social sciences -- The social sciences and religion -- The social sciences and theology -- Practical theology -- The key position of the problem of practical theology -- Theology in the field of tension of the problem of theory and practice -- The definition of the task of practical theology -- Dogmatics -- The horizon of the meaning of the designation "dogmatics" -- The theologically justified intention of the dogmatic -- Dogmatics as a separate discipline -- Principle problems of dogmatic theology -- Ethics -- The view to what is human -- The phenomenon of the ethical -- Philosophical ethics -- Ethics as a theological discipline -- Fundamental theology -- To the implementation of fundamental theology ER -