Abstract
Scripture, dogma and dogmaticsIn this article it is argued that in actual systematic reflection on the Christian faith we cannot a priori assume that the dogma has the same content as Scripture, because it is strongly determined by its cultural-philosophical, its theological and its ecclesiastical-political contexts. Secondly, it is argued that the dogma is not a rule of faith or a hermeneutical rule for the interpretation of Scripture, but a grammatical rule for the use of the vocabulary of faith. Thirdly, Lindbeck’s concept of truth is discussed. Lindbeck rightly maintains a notion of ontological truth as correspondence, but wrongly reduces this correspondence to correspondence between the life of the believer and God and unnecessarily restricts ontological truth to the first order propositions of faith. Doctrinal propositions can claim ontological truth too (though they don’t need to do so). This criticism, however, does not affect Lindbeck’s clarifying analysis of the rule-character of doctrinal propositions.
Highlights
In this article it is argued that in actual systematic reflection on the Christian faith we cannot a priori assume that the dogma has the same content as Scripture, because it is strongly determined by its culturalphilosophical, its theological and its ecclesiastical-political contexts
It is argued that the dogma is not a rule of faith or a hermeneutical rule for the interpretation of Scripture, but a grammatical rule for the use of the vocabulary of faith
Lindbeck rightly maintains a notion of ontological truth as correspondence, but wrongly reduces this correspondence to correspondence between the life of the believer and God and unnecessarily restricts ontological truth to the first order propositions of faith
Summary
Moderne gelovigen hebben geen enkele behoefte aan dogmatiek. Zij denken dat de dogmatiek hun geloven eerder zal blokkeren en verstikken dan verdiepen en. Wie focust op het christelijke zal zich allereerst met Schrift en dogma bezig houden, want die spelen hoe dan ook een belangrijke rol bij de vraag wat de term “christelijk” inhoudt en in hoeverre het hedendaags geloof van de gemeente christelijk is te noemen. Tot nu toe heb ik argeloos gesproken over Schrift en dogma, maar het probleem is dat dit twee heel verschillende grootheden zijn, die in de dogmatische arbeid ieder een eigen rol hebben te vervullen. Onder dogma versta ik met Gloege (Gloege 1958: 234) globaal de fundamentele leeruitspraken van de christelijke kerk over Jezus Christus en de drie-ene God. Omdat ik het dogma in de dogmatiek vooral zie functioneren als spreekregel voor de geloofstaal, stel ik tenslotte de vraag aan de orde in hoeverre geloofsuitspraken en leeruitspraken waar kunnen zijn
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