alvin plantinga knowledge and christian belief

Successful arguments for the latter (Plantinga purports to show),

Inįact, belief in God appears to be on a par (epistemically Need not be thought any the worse in the face of such a verdict.

Proceeded to argue that the rational respectability of theistic belief God and Other Minds, Plantinga examined the traditional argumentsīoth for and against God’s existence, concluding that all fall wellīelow the standard of compelling proof. Thinking on epistemology over the course of his academic career. WCB represents the culmination and maturation of Plantinga’s What I consider to be some productive avenues of further research based Plantinga’s success in achieving his purposes, as well as mentioning Will begin by explaining some of the background to the book and theĪuthor’s purposes in writing it, before moving on to review its Having made clear my enthusiasm for WCB from the outset, I Work in natural theology and Christian apologetics. The thesis of the book has wide-ranging implications for Some of the most serious contemporary objections to the rationality of In this work Plantinga not only sets forth a detailedĮxposition of the epistemology of religious belief (specifically,Ĭhristian theistic belief), but also takes on (and arguably decimates)

Of the most important contributions to the philosophy of religion in His hand in Warranted Christian Belief, the third volume in hisĬritically acclaimed Warrant trilogy and widely regarded as one It is to answering such pressing questions that Alvin Plantinga sets Virtues that religious believers are said to lack? Is the charge here? Just what are the noetic qualities or Does this charge have some weight? Moreover, what exactly Irrational about belief in God (particularly when that deity isĬonceived in ways historically associated with the Judeo-Christian Is something mentally out-of-sorts, or epistemically sub-par, or simply Non-believers but even so, a widespread contention persists that there Skeptic magazine, may seem a mite strong for many Sentiments of Richard Dawkins, here expressed in an interview by Which has a particular epidemiology similar to that of a virus.” The “I do think the Roman Catholic religion is a disease of the mind (except, perhaps, for the closing comments on theological paradox). Writings in epistemology, and does not pretend to any originality Have may some familiarity with Plantinga’s work but not with his recent It is pitched at an introductory level, specifically for readers who Reading group of postgraduate systematic theology students at New College, University of Edinburgh. Note: This essay was originally presented to a Faith Without Reasons? A Review of Warranted Christian Belief by Alvin Plantinga Faith Without Reasons? A Review of Warranted Christian Belief by Alvin Plantinga

Alvin plantinga knowledge and christian belief