Theology As a Science and Ascience: An Answer to Scientists and Warning to Theologians

Doubting theological scholarship and limiting its superiority has been the subject of debate among scientists and theologians for centuries. This paper aims to provide answers to scientists who doubt theology as a science, and to warn theologians who limit theology to just being a science, not recognizing theology as an ascience. Based on the historical and content analysis method was found that theology was transformed into a science, like all other sciences, and was limited only to the extent of science. In fact, on the one hand, actually theology is an essential science, not because of the theologians' recognition, but because of its understanding, characteristics, activities and dimensions as a science. On the other hand, according to its nature, theology is an ascience because of its understanding and presuppositions, position, adequacy, certainty and superiority over science. This finding confirms that theology is indeed the queen or mother of all sciences. If theology is recognized as a science and an ascience, then scientists and theologians will realize a fully integrated knowledge and life in the world.