Editorial note [Melita Theologica, 75(1)]

Abstract

Philosophical theology is a branch of philosophical investigation that examines questions relating to God and religion by deploying rational argumentation and debate rather than the authority of the Scriptures. This special edition of Melita Theologica attests to the upsurge in interest in questions related to philosophical theology. While this is now taken for granted, it has not always been the case, and for a good number of years, this interest, at least within certain philosophical circles, waned. The various themes covered in this issue reflect the breadth of the field of philosophical theology, with the authors engaging in the classical debates concerning the existence of God and the problem of evil to contemporary existential and political questions.