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What does "public" mean in "public systematic theology? According to Michael Agerbo Morch,the use of “public” is a reference to the criterion of intersubjectivity. Theology must be discussed in a language that is understandable and accessible to non-theologians. Public systematic theology is intersubjective

In Ad Theologiam Promovendam of November 2023 ,Pope Francis opened the Vatican windows for the winds of contextual theology to blow through. Will the gusts from ecumenical and interreligious whirlwinds as well as the tornadoes from natural science blow the pages of inherited dogma off desk theology? Pope Francis invites contextual theology

Introducing Michael Morch's new book, SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY AS A RATIONALLY JUSTIFIED PUBLIC DISCOURSE ABOUT GOD. By exacting scientific criteria such as coherence, what the theologian conceives in the church become intelligible to the wider culture. Public Systematic Theology is scientific and coherent.

Public systematic theology necessitates engagement in interreligious dialogue and comparative theology when engaging in discourse clarification and worldview construction. Public systematic theology and comparative theology

Pope Francis has just appointed Argentinian Archbishop Victor Manuel “Tucho” Fernández to head the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Among other enjoinders, His Holiness has shifted the emphasis away from heresy hunting toward sharing "theological knowledge." In this post I try to spell out how valuable theological knowledge can be when it takes the form of systematic theology that is applicable, comprehensive, logical, and coherent. New leader for the Dicastery for the Doc...

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