dialectical theology

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a form of neoorthodox theology emphasizing the infinite tensions, paradoxes, and basic ambiguities inherent in Christian existence, and holding, against rationalism, that God is unknowable to humans except through divine grace and revelation.

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Ironically, as pope, his championing of the poor has given Liberation Theology a new lease on life.
How Pope Francis Became the World’s BFF|Jason Berry|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Paz tells us that she owned countless encyclopedias and manuals—on mythology, law, history, philosophy, theology.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun|Katie Baker|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet superstition can also be, if my theology is correct, the first step in the other direction on that same road.
There Are Only Atheists in Fox Holes|Michael Carson|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And though the theology of Left Behind is strange and unbelievable, it also could, in the right hands, inspire a hell of a story.
‘Left Behind’ Review: Nicolas Cage’s Bible Movie Is God-Awful|Matthew Paul Turner|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In addition, the average layperson in this time period was well versed in theology.
Americans’ Burning Obsession With Hell|William O’Connor|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It lacks convincingness perhaps from the fact that Thomass theology is so largely philosophy, as Roger Bacon said.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
One of them had taken four years of theology, and is an excellent student, and not so fitting for other things.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Moreover, the Bible teaches erroneous theories of history, theology, and science.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Such a theory is ridiculous; but upon it depends the entire fabric of Christian theology.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
The religion of Rome may not have advanced the theology or the ethics of the world, but it made and held together a nation.
The Religion of Ancient Rome|Cyril Bailey

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