Does Metaphysics Matter?

John: There can be a certain skepticism or suspicion or even hostility towards the use of philosophy in theology. But when we go back in time, and we look at, say, the church fathers, you mentioned Augustine, Scott. He says they basically opened his mind to transcendence. John: Does metaphysics matter then? Whether we're reading the Bible,. whether we're reading a church father, whether we're actually trying to do systematic theology, how much does it matter?