Fundamental theology

Fundamental theology is a branch of Catholic theology which seeks to establish the fact that God has made a supernatural revelation and established the Catholic Church as its divinely authorized custodian and interpreter.[1]

Unlike apologetics, fundamental theology does not directly work towards evangelization, but rather towards the analysis of where and by what means God brings human beings to assent to his Word.[2]

See also

• Apostolic succession
• Four Marks of the Church
• Fundamentalism
• Origin myth
• Papal supremacy
• Primacy of the Bishop of Rome
• Primacy of Simon Peter
• Successionism
• Restorationism

References

1. http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=33679
2. Dulles, SJ, Avery (May 2004). "The Rebirth of Apologetics". First Things.