Faith in Theory and Practice
Essays on Justifying Religious Belief
Published on 1. January 1993
Book
Hardback
210 pages
978-0-8126-9246-4 (ISBN)
Description
Two views of faith and its justification are presented in these essays. Some contributors seek epistemologically adequate substantiation for beliefs about God, whereas others see faith less as a set of beliefs than as a special way of living in relationship to God.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago, IL
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8126-9246-4 (9780812692464)
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Content
The Fulfillment of Promises as Evidence for Religious Belief, William P. Alston; An Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism, Alvin Plantinga; Faith as Imperfect Knowledge, Richard E. Creel; The Certainty of Faith, William Lad Sessions; On the Rationality of Being Religious, Joshua L. Golding; Religious Experiences - Scepticism, Gullibility, or Credulity, Stephen Grover; Hume's Evidential/Testimonial Epistemology, Probability, and Miracles, Francis J. Beckwith; Religious and Scientific Uses of Anecdotal Evidence, Jesse Hobbs; Reformed Epistemology and Epistemic Duty, James F. Sennett; Scepticism, Religious Belief, and the Extent of Doxastic Reliability, Michael A. Brown; Intellectual Virtue in Religious Epistemology, Linda Zagzebski.