The
philosophical «God» is
understood, if not independently of religious intuition, then definitely beyond its singular appearance (RM 88) 43 Over against the
philosophical approach, Christianity developed the double strategy which we have analyzed as «religious intuition» contributing finally to the formation of revelational theology:» (1) Christianity proceeded not from any metaphysics, but it «has always been a religion seeking a metaphysics» (RM 50).45 Christianity strove for theological rationalization, 46 (2) Christianity, however, did not follow any certain metaphysics (PR 66 - 68), but «has been
true to its genius for keeping its metaphysics subordinate to the religious fact to which it appeals» (RM 69).