ABSTRACT
In the conclusion, I draw all insights together and show how through anthropological debating and wrangling, theology could help social sciences in general, and economics in particular, become more anthropologically attentive and more “critically realist.” The conviction is that social sciences continue to pay a price in terms of explanatory power due to their ignorance of the darker side of the human condition and that here theological anthropology could help. In the quest for the advancement of knowledge and progress, some things will remain beyond our grasp, and humanity will not close all knowledge gaps. However, rather than lamenting over this predicament, the realisation can equally be turned into a great relief. Human beings in their bodily particularity, and in their sinfulness, do not need to attain all knowledge, and attain any type of perfection, be that individual or systemic. This kind of a world would not only be boring but also be an utterly frustrating place, with no need for community and no mutual dependence.
There will therefore be areas of life that will remain mysteries, however much interdisciplinary engagement is undertaken.
