| Knowledge and Christian Belief Contributor(s): Plantinga, Alvin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802872042 ISBN-13: 9780802872043 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Philosophy - Philosophy | Religious - Philosophy | Movements - Analytic |
| Dewey: 230.01 |
| LCCN: 2014044388 |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.46" W x 8.79" (0.45 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 "defeaters" to Christian belief -- pluralism, science, evil and suffering -- and shows how they fail to successfully defeat rational Christian belief. |
Contributor Bio(s): Plantinga, Alvin: - 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. |