DOI: 10.5176/2382-5677_PYTT16.12
Authors: Dr. Sreekala M Nair
Abstract:
Abstract—Along with other disciplines Theology too was obsessed with methodological concerns and during the by gone century we have witnessed desperate attempts made by theologians to work out an epistemology acceptable to the mainstream philosophers. Foundationalism was largely resorted to, and many have argued that religious propositions were as foundational as intuitive perceptual experiences, and hence should be accepted as basic propositions, propositions that need no further justifications to get them established. Many came up with criticisms to such approaches that in a way surrender the very discipline to the methodological mastery. Postmodernism however, gave a new impetus to fight against this methodological obsession which seems to be an aftermath of modernity. The paper argues that along with postmodernism Theology could eschew the mastery of epistemology and claim freedom and authenticity of individual religious experiences.
Keywords: Prolegomena, epistemology, postmodernism, foundationalism, theology, objectivity.
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