Sárospataki Füzetek 1. (1997)
1997 / 1. szám - Alan P. F. Sell: Conservation and Exploration in Christian Theology. (Hagyományőrzés és új utak keresése a keresztyén theológiában. - Fordította: Rácsok Gabriella)
HAGYOMÁNYŐRZÉS ÉS ÚJ UTAK KERESÉSE A KERESZTYÉN THEOLÓG1RAN Alan P. F. Sell CONSERVATION AND EXPLORATION IN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY Tke lask of doing ikeology is ike lask of ike wkole CLurcL, and ike wkole Ckurck - ik eologians. pastors and people - needs lo ke educa led lo fulfil ils lask. Tke lask is one of conserving ike fa ilk and kanding il on from age lo age. In order lo see wkal is lo ke conserved we kave lo explore ike Ckrislian kerilage. In order lo articulate our findings loday we kave lo explore ike circumstances of our lime. If I k ad lo stale in one sentence wkal I ikink a truly contemporary ikeology would like. I would say ikis: a truly contemporary tkeology will ke inspired ky ike Gospel, grounded in tke Scriptures, nourisked ky ike ca tkol ic fa ilk of ike ages, fertilised ky Reformation empkases. tempered ky Lnligktenment critiques, and it will ke applicakle today. We are lo ke neilker antiquarians on ike one kand. nor. on ike olker. people wko give ike impression lkat a novel ikeology needs lo ke invenled eack every morning. Tke temptation lo anliquarianism on ike one kand and tke invention of tkeological nove la es on tke otker is strong, kowever. and some yield one way or ike olker. Tkus. on ike one side, instead of keing conservationists in ike sense I kave descriked. some Ckrislians fall inlo a kard. narrow, exclusivisl conservatism. Examples of ikis are nol unknown in ike Reformed family. Overlooking ike lime-kound ckaracler of all confessional statements: forgelling lkai some of ikose wko composed ike confessions wrote introductions in wkick ikey expressed tkelr willingness to amend tkeir text if il could ke skown lo ke unkiklical. ik ese Ckrislians so elevate tkeir forms of words as lo suggesl lkai kere is ike statement of God s Irulk for all lime. If ikey can proceed lo unckurck all ikose wko see ikingS differently, you kave ike ugly pkenomena of sectarianism and secession wilk wkick ike kislory of tke Ref ormed family is clullered. Tke kódy of Ckrisl is divided, sukordinale standard kecome new idols, doctrinal mailers are fixed once and for all. and 85
