Abstract:
Theology as a story of doubt and imagination is to be understood against the background of
interdisciplinary social science and in contrast to the traditional paradigm of theology as a
system of propositional certainty. The concepts of doubt and imagination are part and parcel
of narrative research and can also be linked to postfoundational philosophy. The relevancy
of this theological paradigm will be discussed on the basis of the following: (1) It is in touch
with its own doubt, (2) It is in touch with its own story (tradition), (3) It can therefore interact
with other stories, stories of hope and despair, stories of suffering, stories of power and of
marginalisation, (4) It can also imagine alternative stories.
INTRADISCIPLINARY AND/OR INTERDISCIPLINARY IMPLICATIONS : The interaction with ‘other stories’,
which is one of the important outcomes of this postfoundational approach, makes it
possible for theology to be a humble but important participant at the interdisciplinary
conversational table.
