Warranted Christian Belief Contributor(s): Plantinga, Alvin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195131924 ISBN-13: 9780195131925 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $166.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: This is the third volume in Alvin Plantinga's trilogy on the notion of warrant, which he defines as that which distinguishes knowledge from true belief. In this volume, Plantinga examines warrant's role in theistic belief, tackling the questions of whether it is rational, reasonable, justifiable, and warranted to accept Christian belief and whether there is something epistemically unacceptable in doing so. He contends that Christian beliefs are warranted to the extent that they are formed by properly functioning cognitive faculties, thus, insofar as riley are warranted, Christian beliefs are knowledge if they are true. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Philosophy | Religious |
Dewey: 230.01 |
LCCN: 98-54362 |
Lexile Measure: 1280 |
Physical Information: 1.59" H x 6.28" W x 9.34" (2.00 lbs) 528 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: This is the third volume in Alvin Plantinga's trilogy on the notion of warrant, which he defines as that which distinguishes knowledge from true belief. In this volume, Plantinga examines warrant's role in theistic belief, tackling the questions of whether it is rational, reasonable, justifiable, and warranted to accept Christian belief and whether there is something epistemically unacceptable in doing so. He contends that Christian beliefs are warranted to the extent that they are formed by properly functioning cognitive faculties, thus, insofar as they are warranted, Christian beliefs are knowledge if they are true. |