Chapter 2: The Method of Systematic Theology For the study of systematic theology the question of method is of basic importance. “If a man adopts a false method, he is like one who takes a wrong road which will never lead him to his destination.”1 Moreover, the question of method is the all-important point for modern science and philosophy. If orthodox theology desires to appear relevant to the modern situation it must adopt a self-conscious position on its own and on modern methodology in general.