History and Truth: the interaction possibilities of theological and historical methodologies
Abstract
In the given text the author attempts to offer a statement of the question about relations between theological and historical methodologies. Universal categories - History and Truth - work as a general scheme of discourse. They are examined in their widest meaning and in the ultimate concrete sense. As has been shown in the conclusion both universals are equally important for historical research as well as for theological. Both academic disciplines expose given generalities from their own point of view accomplishing thereby their mission. In the first part the contemplation is devoted to survey, identification and definition of some integrated theological method that could be found in different theological systems as the most general tool for this type of science. There are the following versions: method of subalternation, method of referring, method of hermeneutical referring, method of correlation, transcendental method. The author proceeds proposing detection and identification of fi ve principles of theological operation with their proper representations: confessionality, historicity, twofold contextuality, verification and systemacy. This part is of the most innovative nature: selection and definition of this five principals is a result of multiple discussions in various scientific colloquiums and conferences with high rate of representativeness. Moreover these systematic propositions could be used not only in the theological fi eld but also in other humanities with relevant content. At last the third part deals with the general elements of historical methodology compared to their theological equivalents: source of historical research, drawing up of historical text, subject area of historical study.
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