Systematic theology is primarily pursued within the university, but the effects of that setting have not yet been given the theological attention that they need. Some theologians who have sought to consider theology's marginalization in the university argue that theology ought to reclaim its status as queen of the sciences, or should order the relations of other disciplines to each other and to itself. Using 1 Corinthians 1:18–31, this article argues that these moves transform academic theology into a discourse of wisdom rather than foolishness. Humility, unmastery and foolishness in relation to God become ways of claiming authority in relation to the neighbor. Further, such claims fail to recognize, and thus to counter, the nature and depth of the distortive effects of theology's presence inside university contexts structured by discourses, and to an extent practices, of scarcity. In conversation with Martin Luther and Karl Barth, I outline an alternative, non‐defensive theology that admits its own foolishness: its participation in history's incompletions, its need for eschatological verification, and its vulnerability to the desire for mastery. Such a theology could struggle more effectively with its own failures.

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（不）明智的神学家：大学中的系统神学

系统神学主要是在大学内部进行的，但是这种环境的影响尚未得到他们所需要的神学关注。一些试图考虑神学在大学中被边缘化的神学家认为，神学应该重新夺回其作为科学女王的地位，或者应该命令其他学科之间的关系以及彼此之间的关系。本文使用哥林多前书1：18-31来论证，这些举动将学术神学转变成一种智慧而不是愚蠢的话语。与上帝有关的谦卑，不专横和愚蠢成为要求与邻居有关的权威的方式。此外，此类主张未能认识到并因此与神学的扭曲效应的性质和深度相抵触。在稀缺的话语和某种程度上是实践构成的大学环境中的存在。在与马丁·路德（Martin Luther）和卡尔·巴特（Karl Barth）的交谈中，我概述了一种另类的，非防御性的神学，它承认自己的愚蠢：它参与了历史的未完成，对末世论的验证的需要以及对掌握欲的脆弱性。这样的神学可以更有效地克服自己的失败。