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Man was created to be oriented by an ultimate concern ;
such a concern may be either for God or for some finite object.
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Philosophy is the cognitive approach to reality in which reality is the object ;
theology is concerned with the meaning of being for men.
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The sources of systematic theology are the Bible,tradition,and the history of religion and culture ; these sources are perceived through the medium of experience.
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Revelational answers are taken by the theologian from the source,
through the medium,and under the norm -the New Being in Jesus as the Christ-.
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Revelation,transcends the subject-object distinction ;
usually in a moment of "ontic shock",
the abrupt confrontation with the power of being,
one's finiteness is overcome by anticipation : this is salvation.
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Religious symbols need not be true ;
it is enough that they be existentially effective,
that they evoke awareness of the power of being.
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