Theology in the church and at the university

University and church are the places of theology in Germany. Both places have developed apart in many fields of contemporary life, share a common history of conflict, but can no longer afford a mutual disregard, neither in their own interest nor in the overall interest of human existence. There is in science the problem of a dialectic of enlightenment and in the church the problem of a lack of knowledge. Theology itself stands on the ground of religious tradition and scientific enlightenment. It is committed to faith and to knowledge. To faith, because it is a form of knowledge, to knowledge, because it belongs to the achievements of the spirit, can increase humanity and is to be publicly represented. Theology is the designated instance of the dialogue between faith and knowledge, church and society at Univ.