Losch, Andreas (2016). Wright’s Version of Critical Realism. In: Heilig, Christoph; Hewitt, Thomas J.; Bird, Michael F. (eds.) God and the Faithfulness of Paul: A Critical Examination of the Pauline Theology of N.T. Wright. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe: Vol. 413 (pp. 101-114). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck
Full text not available from this repository.N. T. Wright’s research project “Christian Origins and the Question of God” is characterized by its use of the method of critical realism. Now, “critical realism” is a term that has been used in connection with different epistemo-logical positions because the term has been “constantly reinvented.” It is very easy to make up a term when one wants to distinguish oneself from an assumed naïve approach to reality. As has been observed earlier, the use of a distinct term does not necessarily mean the same if used by another author; the context is important. One has to track literal dependencies to evaluate whether continuity with former uses of a term is intended.
That is to say, the term “critical realism” has proven to be equivocal, although this has rarely been noticed . This does not mean that taking such a critical realist stance cannot present a decisive advantage over rather unreflective approaches to whatever sort of reality. Nevertheless, philosophically it can probably only be a start. The purpose of this contribution to this compendium will be to analyze the content claims and the status of N. T. Wright’s critical realism in these regards, with a special emphasis on Paul and the Faithfulness of God, of course.
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01 Faculty of Theology > Department of Protestant Theology [discontinued] > Institute of Systematic Theology [discontinued] 10 Strategic Research Centers > Center for Space and Habitability (CSH) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Losch, Andreas |
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100 Philosophy > 120 Epistemology 200 Religion > 220 The Bible |
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978-3-16-153851-3 |
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Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe |
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Mohr Siebeck |
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English |
Submitter: |
Andreas Losch |
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08 Apr 2016 09:39 |
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11 Jan 2024 08:37 |
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https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/77637 |
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