Dogmatic theology

Dogmatics is an independent school subject in Catholic and Protestant theological faculties of the dogmatic interpretation of the content of Christian doctrine. The dogmatics takes particularly in the Roman Catholic Church a central role, since the truths of the faith of the Catholic Church are taught. It is next to the fields of Christian Ethics ( theological ethics and moral theology ) and Christian Social Ethics ( Christian social doctrine ) and the Catholic Fundamental Theology branch of systematic theology. The presentation of the historical development of dogma is the subject of the history of dogma.

Subregions

Important sub-areas ( tracts ) of dogmatics are:

  • Doctrine of Scripture
  • Theological anthropology
  • Trinity concerning the unity and Trinity ( Trinity, Trinity) of Father, Son and Spirit
  • God's teaching concerning the Father deity in the strict sense
  • Doctrine of creation
  • Christology concerning Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ of the Christians
  • Regarding soteriology of salvation through Jesus Christ
  • Pneumatology in relation to the Holy Spirit
  • Ecclesiology of the Church regarding
  • Sacraments
  • Eschatology concerning the hope of the consummation of the world and of the individual, formerly the doctrine of the last things

And additionally in Catholic theology:

  • Mariology respect of Mary as Mother of God
  • Doctrine of grace

Overview

In the theological dogmatism is not about to return a teaching building on a few principles. Rather, it is to develop the whole of revelation and of the Christian faith, however, based on single central truths of the faith in the understanding, at least the Catholic and Orthodox theology at the teaching decisions ( dogmas ) of the Church has found to date binding expression. In theology, so it is always about the establishment, development and interpretation of these doctrinal decisions.

Similar to the phrase can also be used in relation to other studies. Thus, the legal doctrine is about the attempt of a systematic development and presentation of applicable law. Similarly, the use of the term " dogma " in economics is possible.

A distinction is the concept of dogmatism on the one hand by the close of the deductive or axiomatic method, in which, starting from a few basic statements ( axioms ) other theorems or conclusions are derived. Secondly, from dogmatism, a mindset that uncritically certain beliefs (" dogma " in the figurative sense) holds as not to be questioned and so hinders the freedom of thought and the advancement of science.

The spectrum systematic- theological and dogmatic statements is naturally very wide. Notwithstanding the similarity in the Apostles or Nicene Creed, there are nevertheless both denominational differences - as Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox theology - as well as various theological schools - as fundamentalist, conservative, evangelical, liberal, dialectically, existential, feminist, liberation theology, etc. - that offer different interpretations.

Dogmatist

In everyday use are referred to as dogmatic a person who ( in the negative ) stubbornly refuses to let go of certain principles. The term, however, actually describes theologians who deal with the art of dogmatics. Significant dogmatists are listed in the appropriate category.

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