TOWARDS RECONSTRUCTING OUR THEOLOGICAL/PHILOSOPHICAL METHOD
Keywords:
Heidegger, Karl Rahner, Philosophy, Secularism, TheologyAbstract
On the background of secularism and its alarming detrimental offshoots, this article opens up new avenues of understanding God, world and human beings. While it fundamentally reaffirms how far philosophy can aid to comprehend the theological truths, in line with Kantian notion of philosophy as the “maidservant,”1 Heidegger’s and Rahnerian concepts are analyzed as a ‘single prototype’ in this regard. As a matter of fact, the primary concern in this paper is to reasonably present theological truths within a philosophical framework and thus creatively respond to the call of reading ‘the signs of the times’ in the contemporary secular context. The concluding considerations will concretely suggest grounds on which theology and philosophy can mutually contribute for an updated understanding of philosophical/ theological viewpoints.
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