Karl Rahner on Science and Theology

This article addresses the question of how Karl Rahner conceives of the relationship between theology and the sciences. I argue that there is a significant development in Rahner’s conceptualisation of this relationship, and draw attention to the apparent collapse of Rahner’s concrete attempt to inte...

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Main Author: Kopf, Simon Maria ca. 21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Marquette Univ. Press [2017]
In: Philosophy & theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 313-339
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Rahner, Karl 1904-1984 / Theology / Science
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDB Roman Catholic Church
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Summary:This article addresses the question of how Karl Rahner conceives of the relationship between theology and the sciences. I argue that there is a significant development in Rahner’s conceptualisation of this relationship, and draw attention to the apparent collapse of Rahner’s concrete attempt to integrate the sciences into his theology. I point out considerable alterations in the role philosophy and theology plays in this respect. My thesis is that Rahner’s shifts in his general conception of the relationship between theology and the sciences are fundamentally theological in nature. These shifts, I claim, are rooted in the apparent loss of the mediating function of philosophy and reflect Rahner’s increasing awareness of the situation of pluralism
ISSN:0890-2461
Contains:Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/philtheol201781482