The Problem of Method in Theology

The problem of method (methods) in theology is connected to the understanding of theology as a science as well as to the understanding of its identity. In theology understood as a science there is no single scientific method, because there are many theological disciplines and each of them uses its o...

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Main Author: Helmut Jan Sobeczko
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Published: Papieski Wydział Teologiczny we Wrocławiu 2020-06-01
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Online Access:https://ojs.academicon.pl/wpt/article/view/2313
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spelling doaj-art-00c5fc207f3445e7bf1b7111ec0a4d7f2025-08-20T03:05:06ZdeuPapieski Wydział Teologiczny we WrocławiuWrocławski Przegląd Teologiczny1231-17312544-64602020-06-01281617310.52097/wpt.23132167The Problem of Method in TheologyHelmut Jan Sobeczko0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1203-4385Wydział Teologiczny Uniwersytetu Opolskiego, PolskaThe problem of method (methods) in theology is connected to the understanding of theology as a science as well as to the understanding of its identity. In theology understood as a science there is no single scientific method, because there are many theological disciplines and each of them uses its own methods. Therefore, we speak in fact of the pluralism of the theological methods. In this paper the Author limited the analysis of the methodological issues of theological studies to showing the basic methodological elements: first, to those which are common to all theological disciplines and second, he presented one of the most important hermeneutic methods, i.e. the linguistic one, which is a method of analysing texts, used mainly in biblical, liturgical and patristic sciences. In the last part of the paper he refers to some of the newest works concerning the methods used in different theological disciplines.https://ojs.academicon.pl/wpt/article/view/2313theologytheological studiesmethodology of theologyscientific researchhermeneuticslinguistic hermeneutics
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The Problem of Method in Theology
Wrocławski Przegląd Teologiczny
theology
theological studies
methodology of theology
scientific research
hermeneutics
linguistic hermeneutics
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