'Invention' in contemporary doctrinal theory

Author: Bård Mæland

Source: Studia Theologica, Volume 58, Number 2, December 2004 , pp. 157-173(17)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The author elaborates on the relation between tradition and the concept of 'invention' within doctrinal theory. Based on examinations of how this is reflected upon in selected doctrinal theories (Alister E. McGrath, Wolfhart Pannenberg and Oswald Bayer), the author discusses 'invention' in relation to adjacent theological issues. Diverging issues seem to be whether invention should be reserved for the object of theology (Bayer), or whether invention should be the task of systematic theology, especially in relation to the constant generation of new experiences (McGrath and Pannenberg). The author also asserts that the doctrinal theory of Bayer is inventive, even though not intended to be so. Thus, the question is how to work inventively within systematic theology, not whether to do so.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/00393380410012718

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