tional theology '-is clear. I will begin the discussion by simply stating the model I find appropriate to this task. In the major part of the text, I shall then proceed to describe five "theses" which will, I hope, clarify both the meaning of and the means of validation for the model chosen. In its briefest expression, I believe that a contemporary Christian theology can best be described as philosophical reflection upon common human experience and upon the Christian fact. To explain and, as far as possible within present limitations of time and space, to defend this model for the task of theology, I shall propose five theses for your consideration. These theses are intended to explicate the principal meanings involved in this model for the task of theology. Indeed, the structure of the present argument is best grasped by an understanding of the interrelationships of the theses themselves. The first thesis attempts to defend the proposition that there are two sources for theology, namely, common human experience and the Christian fact. The second thesis argues for the necessity of correlating the results of the investigations of these two sources. The third and fourth theses attempt to specify the most helpful methods of investigation employed for studying these two sources. The fifth and final thesis further specifies the final mode of critical correlation of these investigations as an explicitly metaphysical