RT Article
T1 Understanding Scholarly Presuppositions: A Crucial Tool for Research?
JF Tyndale bulletin
VO 44
IS 1
SP 143
OP 154
A1 Helm, Paul 1940-
LA English
YR 1993
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1938144708
AB It is argued that all scholarly enquiry unavoidably rests on either tacitly or explicitly accepted presuppositions. Such presuppositions control enquiry with varying degrees of strength, functioning either as axioms or methodological assumptions. In the interests of objectivity the Christian scholar has the duty to test his own presuppositions by reference to the primary documents of his faith, and by reflecting upon the different presuppositions adopted by other scholars. The quest for scholarly objectivity must not be confused with neutrality.
K1 Objectivity
K1 Presuppositions
K1 scholarly methodology
K1 Philosophical Theology
DO 10.53751/001c.30452