{"product_id":"faith-and-rationality-theology-paperback","title":"Faith and Rationality: Theology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlvin Plantinga\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNicholas Wolterstorff\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguments about the \"evidences of Christianity\" have consumed the talents of believers and agnostics. These arguments have tried to give--or to deny--Christian belief a \"foundation.\" Belief is rational, the argument goes, only if it is logically derived from axiomatic truths or is otherwise supported by \"enough evidence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Arguments for belief generally fail to sway the unconvinced. But is this because the evidence is flimsy and the arguments weak--or because they attempt to give the right answer to the wrong question? What, after all, would satisfy Russell's all for evidence?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaith and Rationality\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the rich implications of what the authors call \"Calvinistic\" or \"Reformed epistemology.\" This is the view of knowledge-enunciated by Calvin, further developed by Barth-that sees belief in God as its own foundation; in the authors' terms, is it properly \"basic\" in itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlvin Plantinga is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and former director of the Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eWhere the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Wolterstorff is Noah Porter Emeritus Professor of Philosophical Theology in the Divinity School at Yale University. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eJustice: Rights and Wrongs \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJustice in Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 1984\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47578602209501,"sku":"9780268009656","price":52.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/n_rUDPBjJk9780268009656.webp?v=1773508547","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/faith-and-rationality-theology-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}