Creative Interchange Between Philosophy and Theology: A Call to Dialogue

Abstract

A novel situation has been created by the sympathetic treatment present-day philosophers are giving traditional Christian themes. What does this mean for the relationship between philosophy and theology? I begin my answer by defining terms and comparing two articles on methodology, one by a philosopher, the other by a theologian. Next I identify four conditions which must be met for creative interchange between the two disciplines to take place. I conclude with a critique of Gordon Kaufman's recent call for dialogue in "Faith and Philosophy", finding that it fails to satisfy the conditions I have specified.