Editors’ Note

In September 2022 the Institute of Philosophy of Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow hosted the second international conference “Christian Philosophy and Its Challenges.” The conference gathered over 50 philosophers from all around the world, representing many different denominations of Christianity. They sought to identify the main challenges facing Christian philosophy today; particularly noteworthy areas of investigation included: the problem of evil, ancient and medieval inspirations in Christian philosophy, Christian ethics, the relationship between theology and philosophy, and the identity of Christian faith itself. In his introductory essay “A Christian Theodicy,” which was presented at the conference opening, Richard Swinburne attempts to advance discussion on the fundamental question: the problem of evil. He presents a series of arguments which seek to demonstrate that God has the right to permit evil and that humanity is free to choose between good and bad, good and bad, leading to the conclusion that there is no contradiction between the existence of an ultimately good and omnipotent God and the evil in the world. This seems an excellent introduction to this issue, since the problem of evil remains—as many scholars emphasise—one of the most crucial problems for Christian philosophy. In his paper, Juan Manuel Burgos sheds some light on the very idea of Christian philosophy and its tasks for today. He emphasises the role of individual Christians making philosophy instead of a particular philosophical system based on Christian beliefs, corresponding to the phrase attributed to Cardinal Newman: “We do not need Christian philosophy. We need Christians making good philosophy.” Helpfully, Burgos introduces three categories: Christian philosophy, Christian philosophers, and Christians making philosophy, which could prove useful in understanding the questions of Christian faith. Similarly, in a paper entitled “Demarcating the Foundations of Analytic