ABSTRACT
So far, we have considered two major obstacles to philosophical theology, one based on an appeal to science in Chapter 1, and another based on religious and conceptual grounds. In this chapter let us explore further the reasons for undertaking philosophical theology at all and some reasons for practicing philosophical theology with a self-conscious awareness of the diversity of religious traditions. What reasons are there for engaging in philosophical theology from one particular religious tradition and why engage in, say, Muslim philosophical theology rather than Jewish philosophical theology?
