Theology as an empirical science
By: by Douglas Clyde Macintosh.
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1919
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Theology, Doctrinal.; Experience (Religion); Theology -- Methodology.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Introduction : Theological Method 1; title: The Problem Stated 1; title: The Varieties of Theological Method 5; title: I. Conservative 7; title: A. Traditionalistic 7; title: 1. Ecclesiastical 7; title: 2. Biblical 7; title: 3. Individual 7; title: II. Radical 8; title: B. Rationalistic (Speculative) 9; title: C. Empirical 11; title: 1. Mystical 12; title: 2. Eclectic 13; title: a. Individual 13; title: b. Social 14; title: (1) Psychological (Schleiermacher) 14; title: (2) Historical 17; title: (a) Restricted (Ritschl) 17; title: (b) Universal (Troeltsch) 19; title: c. Pragmatic or (3) Sociological 22; title: 3. Scientific 25; title: The Procedure of Theology as an Empirical Science 26; title: Part I: The Presuppositions of Theology 47; title: Chapter 1. The Presuppositions of All Empirical Sciences 49; title: The Possibility of Empirical Knowledge 49; title: The Scientific Attitude toward Evidence 49; title: Chapter 2. The Pertinent Results of Other Sciences 51; title: Summary Statement of General Results 51; title: A More Detailed Statement of Results as to the Historic Jesus 52; title: The Original Sources 52; title: An Examination of the Miraculous Element in the Narrative 52; title: The Irreducible Minimum of Assured Fact 57; title: Two Rationally Possible Interpretations 59; title: The More Radical 59; title: The More Conservative 61; title: The Common Element in the Two Views 67; title: Chapter 3. Human Free Agency 68; title: What Free Agency Would be 68; title: Its Theoretical Possibility 70; title: Its Moral Certainty 70; title: Chapter 4. The Possibility of Immortality 72; title: Procedure 72; title: The Desirability of Immortality 72; title: A Critique of Speculative and Non-Religious Empirical; title: Arguments for Immortality 75; title: A Critique of Attempted Empirical Disproofs 79; title: A Defense of the Theoretical Possibility of Life after Death 79; title: Chapter 5. The Fact of Sin, with its Evil Consequences 81; title: Procedure 81; title: The Nature of Sin, Objectively Considered 81; title: Moral Responsibility for Wrong Conduct 83; title: The Evil Consequences of Sin 86; title: In the Present Life 87; title: In the Future Life 88; title: The Nature of the Consequences 88; title: The Duration of the Consequences 88; title: Chapter 6. The Presupposition Peculiar to Theology: The Existence of God 90; title: Procedure 90; title: A Preliminary Definition of God 90; title: A Critique of the Classical Theistic Arguments 92-98; title: The Empirical Argument Stated 91-99; title: Part II. The Empirical Data and Laws of Theology 101; title: Chapter 1. Revelation in General 103; title: A Critique of Historic Concepts of Revelation, Inspiration and Religious Authority 103; title: The Primitive Religio-Empirical, or Occult View. 103; title: The Traditionalists View 104; title: The Rationalistic View 105; title: The Modern Religio-Empirical, or Scientific View 106; title: Of Revelation 106; title: Of Inspiration and the Bible 109; title: Of Religious Authority 110; title: Chapter 2. Revelation in the Person of Christ 112; title: Procedure 112; title: A Critique of Historic Concepts of the Person of Christ 112; title: The Older Orthodox Christology 112; title: Hebrew Elements 112; title: Greek Elements 114; title: Latin Elements 115; title: The Transition to Modern Views: Unitarianism 116; title: Modern Christology 116; title: The View of Rationalistic Monism 116; title: The View of Empirical Pluralism 117; title: The View of Critical Agnosticism 117; title: Constructive Statement 118; title: The Divine Value of the Historic Jesus 118; title: His Divine Function in Human Experience 119; title: His Essential Divinity 121; title: Special Christological Problems 121; title: The Question of Pre-Existence 121; title: The Question of Present Communion with Christ. 122; title: The Question of the Possibility of Transcending Jesus 122; title: Chapter 3. Revelation in the Work of Christ 124; title: Procedure 124; title: A Critique of Historic Theories of the Atonement 124; title: The Reconciling Work of Christ, as Revelation of the Work of God 129; title: Chapter 4. Revelation in the Christian Experience of Salvation 132; title: The Concept of Salvation 132; title: Elements in the Christian Experience 133; title: The Preliminary Experience ("Conviction of Sin") 133; title: The Beginning of a Definitely Christian Life ("Conversion," "Repentance," and "Faith," "Regeneration") 134; title: The Continuation of the Christian Life ("Perseverance") 136; title: The Health of the Christian Life (The "Life Abundant" or "Fulness of the Spirit") 137; title: The Development of Christian Character ("Sanctification" or "Growth in Grace") 137; title: Chapter 5. The Laws of Empirical Theology 140; title: Procedure 140; title: Constants, e. g., the Religious Object 140; title: Variables, e. g., the Religious Adjustment 141; title: Primary Theological Laws (Volitional) 146; title: Laws of Elemental Experiences (E. g. the Law of "Revelation," "Special Providence," or the Answer to Prayer) 146; title: Laws of Composite Experiences (The Laws of "Regeneration," "Perseverance," "Life Abundant," and "Salification") 148; title: Secondary Theological Laws 150; title: Laws of Emotional Experiences (The Laws of "Conviction of Sin," and of Christian "Peace," "Joy" and "Love") 150; title: Laws of Intellectual Experiences (The Laws of "Divine Guidance" and Christian "Assurance") 152; title: Laws of Physiological Experiences (E. g., the Law of "Divine Healing") 154; title: Laws of Social Experiences 155; title: Ecclesiastical 155; title: General 156; title: Part III. Theological Theory 157; title: Chapter 1. The Moral Attributes of God, and the Relation of God to Men 159; title: Procedure: the Transition from Laws to Theory 159; title: The Fundamental Attribute: Absoluteness 162; title: The Moral Attributes 163; title: Holiness and Justice 163; title: Love and Mercy 163; title: God as Father 163; title: Practical Significance of the Moral Attributes 164; title: Opportunity 164; title: Human Freedom and God as Sovereign: an Examination of the Concepts of Predestination and Election 165; title: God as Judge 166; title: God as Redeemer: the Atoning Work of God for Man 166; title: The Forgiveness and Justification of Man 168; title: The Satisfaction of the Divine Justice 170; title: The Divine Providence in Relation to Man 172; title: Chapter 2. The Metaphysical Attributes of God 176; title: Procedure 176; title: The Fundamental Attribute: Absoluteness 177; title: A Critique of the Negative Attributes 177; title: Incorporeality 178; title: Invisibility, etc 178; title: Incomprehensibility 179; title: Impassibility 179; title: Immutability 179; title: Timelessness 180; title: Infinity 180; title: An Exposition of the Positive Attributes 181; title: Aseity 181; title: Omnipotence 181; title: Omniscience 184; title: Omnipresence 186; title: Immanence 187; title: Transcendence 188; title: Personality 189; title: Unity 190; title: Trinity 192; title: Existence 194; title: Chapter 3. The Relation of God to the Universe 195; title: Providential Control 196; title: Creative Preservation 200; title: Creation: 201; title: The Question of Miracles 201; title: Chapter 4. Eschatological Deductions 205; title: Immortality 205; title: Continued Divine Justice and Mercy 207; title: "Heaven" 209; title: The Future of the Kingdom of God on Earth 212; title: Chapter 5. The Problem of Evil (Theodicy) 216; title: The Problem Stated 216; title: The Thesis 217; title: The Problem of Physical Evil (Disaster to Life and Possessions) 217; title: The Problem of Psychical Evil (Pain) 219; title: The Problem of Intellectual Evil (Error) 221; title: The Problem of Moral Evil (Sin) 223; title: The Problem of Religious Evil (Irreligion) 224; title: The Problem of Physical Evil Again (Universal Death) 225; title: The Problem of the Origin of Evil, and the Question as to a Personal Devil 227; title: Appendix: A Sketch of the Philosophy of Religion, Showing the Relation of Theology as an Empirical Science to Philosophy. 231