Knowledge and Christian Belief
Published on 13. April 2015
116 pages
978-1-4674-4320-3 (ISBN)
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In his widely praised Warranted Christian Belief (Oxford, 2000) Alvin Plantinga discussed in great depth the question of the rationality, or sensibility, of Christian belief. In this book Plantinga presents the same ideas in a briefer, much more accessible fashion.Recognized worldwide as a leading Christian philosopher, Plantinga probes what exactly is meant by the claim that religious -- and specifically Christian -- belief is irrational and cannot sensibly be held. He argues that the criticisms of such well-known atheists as Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens are completely wrong. Finally, Plantinga addresses several potential "e;defeaters"e; to Christian belief -- pluralism, science, evil and suffering -- and shows how they fail to successfully defeat rational Christian belief.
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Alvin Plantinga is John A. O'Brien Professor Emeritus ofPhilosophy at the University of Notre Dame. His other booksinclude Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science,Religion, and Naturalism and Warranted ChristianBelief.
Content
- Intro
- Preface
- 1. Can We Speak and Think about God?
- 2. What Is the Question?
- 3. Warranted Belief in God
- 4. The Extended A/C Model
- 5. Faith
- 6. Sealed Upon Our Hearts
- 7. Objections
- 8. Defeaters? Historical Biblical Criticism
- 9. Defeaters? Pluralism
- 10. Defeaters? Evil
- Index
