Two Types of Dialogical Philosophical Theology: Richard Schaeffler and Jolana Poláková
Two Types of Dialogical Philosophical Theology: Richard Schaeffler and Jolana Poláková
Author(s): Martin VašekSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Contemporary Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Richard Schaeffler; Jolana Polákova; Philosophical theology; Dialogical thinking; Christian philosophy; Philosophy of religion
Summary/Abstract: This study aims to present the two forms of dialogical philosophical theology developed by Richard Schaeffler and Jolana Poláková. Schaeffler was a German philosopher who developed a transcendental-philosophical way of thinking about God. Poláková is a Czech philosopher, a representative of dialogical personalism. Her thinking seeks to grasp the responsive relationship of the human being to God and thus to conceive a dialogical type of philosophical theology. In Schaeffler’s case, I believe we can speak of an implicit dialogical philosophical theology based on transcendental thinking and dialogical Erfahrungstheorie, and in Poláková’s case, of an explicit dialogical philosophical theology. The study demonstrates the methods and possibilities of philosophical theology outside the circle of analytic philosophy – transcendental and dialogical approaches.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica
- Issue Year: 15/2025
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 143-165
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English
