Transcendental theology
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Transcendental theology is a term coined by Immanuel Kant
to describe a method of discerning theological concepts. Kant
divided transcendental theology into "ontotheology
" and "cosmotheology
", both of which he also coined, "in order to distinguish between two competing types of 'transcendental theology'".
The problem of transcendental theology as developed by Kant is that human reason is not capable of proving God's existence. Kant solves this problem by appealing to moral symbolism. Thus, Kant portrays God as a moral trinity: holy lawgiver, good governor, and just judge.
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher from Königsberg , researching, lecturing and writing on philosophy and anthropology at the end of the 18th Century Enlightenment....
to describe a method of discerning theological concepts. Kant
divided transcendental theology into "ontotheology
Ontotheology
Ontotheology means the ontology of God and/or the theology of being. It refers to a tradition of philosophical theology first prominent among medieval scholastics, notably Duns Scotus...
" and "cosmotheology
Cosmotheology
The term cosmotheology, along with the term "ontotheology", was coined by Immanuel Kant "in order to distinguish between two competing types of "transcendental theology"Kant defined the relationship between ontotheology and cosmostheology as follows:...
", both of which he also coined, "in order to distinguish between two competing types of 'transcendental theology'".
The problem of transcendental theology as developed by Kant is that human reason is not capable of proving God's existence. Kant solves this problem by appealing to moral symbolism. Thus, Kant portrays God as a moral trinity: holy lawgiver, good governor, and just judge.