Welches Athen, welches Jerusalem? Das komplizierte Verhältnis der Theologie zur Philosophie

In two millennia of Christianity, much has been said about the relationship between philosophy and theology. The working hypothesis of the present paper is that at least part of this controversy lies in the fact that the question is semantically ambiguous. Which Athens and which Jerusalem do we mean when we ask about their relationship? The paper first presents the poles of the controversial debate (section 2) and then asks what could be meant by ‘philosophy’ and ‘theology’ in the first place (section 3). Four different options are identified for each side of the relationship, resulting in a total of 16 pair constellations. The paper discusses the relationship for each of these 16 combinations constellation (section 4). Finally, the paper shows the relevance of the results for current discussions on the relationship between theology and philosophy (section 5).