The article is a response to S. Holub's reply to my article 'On the Relationships between Belief, Philosophy and Theology'. It defends the analytical approach taken there by making a distinction between two sorts of adequacy of an approach. It is argued that the approach is adequate in the sense of analyzing and explaining some sine qua non aspects of belief; namely, statements. If essentiality of statements for belief is denied, the loss of cognitive value appears to be imminent.
The article deals with the mutual relationships between belief (understood as a set of propositions), philosophy and theology. The role of philosophy in relation to theology is direct, as philosophy offers theology conceptual and methodological tools. It is indirect when philosophy attempts to prove some truths of theology and remove obstacles to faith. Not every philosophy is suitable to play a direct role. Christian philosophy is a philosophy which does not contradict belief, its presuppositions and implications, and is suitable to play a direct role.
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