Realism and Christian Faith: Taking leave of theological realism

摘要: I have argued that theological realism is imprecise about the identity of God whose mind-independent reality its exponents wish to defend and it underestimates problems arising from inadequately distinguishing philosophers triune Christian faith. In this chapter we explore ways in which these difficulties ramify into heart realism. shall argue their use analogies with defence philosophy science, realists make a ‘category mistake’. To adapt Gilbert Ryle's definition, they represent ‘grammar’ God's existence as if ‘belonged one logical type or category’ – case, science ‘when actually [it] belong[s] another’ (Ryle 1963: 17). Theological realists' methodological outlook controlled more by than self-revelation Christ. This category mistake has important epistemological ontological ramifications suggests Christians should take leave for Christologically nuanced understanding orientated God. After an introduction debate between realist empiricist perspectives theology, examine number theology presupposed realists. However, will emerge both philosophical there are significant disanalogies two disciplines.