A change in the reasoning of faith. Association (apparently illicit) between theological principles and empirical data

Abstract

There is still some perplexity to describe the notion of 'signs of the times', determine its criteriology, and locate its place in the process of understanding and theological argumentation. The text refers in particular to the development of a signifi cant author -P. Hunermann- who proposes the consideration of the signs of the times as an essential moment for a theology according to the challenges of our time. Some questions guide the work: What is the starting point that leads to this consideration? What arguments and which authors come into play? How is this perspective related to Vatican II? How are the signs of the times characterized? The text concludes with a hypothesis that allows to conceptualize the change in theological methodology promoted in Gaudium et Spes. Keywords. Author Keywords:Signs of the times; theological place; theological method