Abstract
Martin Luther lectured moral philosophy in Wittenberg. He was therefore a well-trained philosopher in the tradition of Willem Ockham. Throughout his academic career, he respected the important contribution of philosophy to life. Without philosophy, the world cannot function properly! He, however, rejected the idea that Aristotelian philosophy should be the guiding principle of theology. A philosophy that concentrates on what man could and should do, cannot be the cradle of the New Testament notion of justification without works. The God of the New Testament could therefore not be discovered by philosophical reflexion, but should rather be discovered by the preaching of the gospel. Theology, for Luther, is ‘science of conflict’ – it is in conflict with human logic and science. Theology offers a truth that is not scientifically intelligible. This truth is a matter for faith and not reason. By saying this, the importance of human reasoning is not denied.
Highlights
Theology, for Luther, is ‘science of conflict’ – it is in conflict with human logic and science
Die hoogste kuns wat ’n toekomstige teoloog moet nastreef, is dat hy [moet leer] om sorgvuldig tussen die slimhede van die rede en die Woord – dit is die wysheid van God – te onderskei
Luther se kritiese houding jeens Aristoteles het met sy verstaan van filosofie en teologie te make
Summary
Affiliation: 1Department of Church History and Polity, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, South Africa. How to cite this article: Van Wyk, I.W.C., 2018, ‘Martin Luther se veelkantige verhouding tot die filosofie’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 74(4), 4978. Martin Luther lectured moral philosophy in Wittenberg. He was a well-trained philosopher in the tradition of Willem Ockham. Regdeur die teologiegeskiedenis is daar ’n verskil van mening oor hierdie vraagstuk. Dit was veral Lutherse teoloë wat heftig teen die pous se vermenging van teologie en filosofie te velde getrek het Daar is dus meer as genoeg rede om helderheid te kry oor wat Luther oor die filosofie gesê en nie gesê het nie. Na my beste wete bestaan daar nog nie in Afrikaans ’n wetenskaplike studie oor Luther en die filosofie nie
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