10 The Contribution of Religious Experience to Dogmatic Theology
Michael Sudduth
Analytic Theology February 12, 2009 DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199203567.003.0011 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that natural theology is essential to dogmatic theology and that natural theology and religious experience are so intertwined that integrating them forces consideration of religious experience. |
Abstract
Abstract This chapter explores the interrelated contributions of natural theology and religious experience to dogmatic theology. It examines the functional diversity of natural theology, which gives us good reason to view natural theology as an essential part of the discourse of dogmatic theology itself as the latter reaches toward the desiderata of systematicity, explication of biblical motifs concerning general revelation, and Church-world dialogue. It argues that natural theology and religious experience are conceptually and epistemically intertwined to such a degree that any attempt to integrate natural and dogmatic theology forces the dogmatician to consider the nature and deliverances of religious experience.