Stanisława Kamińskiego koncepcja teologii jako typu poznania naukowego

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is the presentation of Stanislaw Kaminski’s concept of theology as a type of scientific knowledge. In the first part the author discusses the relationship between theology and philosophy and in the second one describes theology as a science. Kaminski strongly emphasizes the relationships between theology and philosophy. Their basis is not only the man whose thinking seems to be imbued with a certain philosophy, but also a metaphysical moment of every religion and similar object of both branches. They had the form of antagonism or subsidiarity. They are complicated at the moment of departure in theology from classical philosophy to contemporary trends, which are not always compatible with it. In Kaminski’s opinion theology must use the achievements of philosophy (especially its conceptual apparatus and methods), but can not be mixed or reduced. Kaminski states clearly that theology is a distinct type of scientific knowledge. Its specificity lies in the use of the supernatural sources. He also clearly defines the object of theology – it is not God, because there is no possibility of direct recognition of any supernatural being in science, but rather empirically perceptible religious event (Christian) in all its aspects (historical and cultural, natural and supernatural). The subject determines also the method, which is not homogeneous. The theologians use a variety of methods, drawn from the philosophical sciences, humanities and social sciences.