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Vzťah filozofie a teológie v epoche neskorej antiky
A relationship between philosophy and theology in the Late Antiquity period

Author(s): Pavol Labuda
Subject(s): Ancient World, Theology and Religion, Ancient Philosphy, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of History
Published by: Teologická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity
Keywords: Philosophy; Theology; A/Historicity; Christianity; Late Antiquity;

Summary/Abstract: In the paper (Labuda 2017) I argued that normative and atemporal defining of the relationship between philosophy and theology fails. It fails systematically because it misinterprets some aspects of these two disciplines. In this article, I want to show that it fails also historically. I choose the Late Antiquity period (from the 2nd to the 8th century AD) to exhibit the necessity of failure of this type of definition relying on a changeless essence of both disciplines. The article aims to show that such type of definition is neither able to explain the origin of Christian philosophy and theology, nor to describe the dynamically developing and multidimensional relationship between philosophy and theology through the Late Antiquity period.

  • Issue Year: 9/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-19
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Slovak