The Justification of Science and the Rationality of Religious Belief
The Justification of Science and the Rationality of Religious Belief

Author: Michael C. Banner

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 216

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In this critical examination of recent accounts of the nature of science and of its justification given by Kuhn, Popper, Lakatos, Laudan, and Newton-Smith, Banner contends that models of scientific rationality which are used in criticism of religious beliefs are in fact often inadequate as accounts of the nature of science. He argues that a realist philosophy of science both reflects the character of science and scientific justifications, and suggests that religious belief could be given a justification of the same sort.

The Justification of Religious Belief
The Justification of Religious Belief

Author: Basil Mitchell

Publisher: MacMillan

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 200

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In this book, Basil Mitchell analyzes the reasoning involved in the continuing debate between Christian theism and its secular critics. Arguing that theism cannot be definitively proved or disproved, he shows how the case for theism, like the case for any secular alternative to it, must rely on the cumulative weight of a set of converging arguments that cannot be entirely formalized. He contends that this pattern of argument is not confined to religious questions, but is employed in a wide variety of disputes, from small-scale disagreements over history or critical exegesis to debate involving profound conceptual differences in such fields as natural science, political theory, and metaphysics. Mitchell concludes with a discussion of the rationality of faith as commitment to undemonstrable religious or political beliefs and the uniqueness of faith in God.

The Rationality of Religious Belief
The Rationality of Religious Belief

Author: William James Abraham

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 320

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These essays represent an important contribution to modern philosophical theology. They begin with an appreciation of Basil Mitchell's work and then discuss the role of reason in the justification of Christian theism, giving special attention to the nature of informal reasoning in religion and science. The latter essays examine particular arguments raised by specific religious concepts, covering such topics as the problem of evil, conspicuous sanctity, atonement, and the Eucharist. Drawn from a wide spectrum of philosophers and theologians, the contributors include Maurice Wiles, Grace M. Jantzen, Gordon Kaufman, J.R. Lucas, Rom Harré, Richard Swinburne, and Michael Dummett.

Rationality in Science, Religion, and Everyday Life
Rationality in Science, Religion, and Everyday Life

Author: Mikael Stenmark

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess

Published: 2016-09-15

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 0268091676

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Mikael Stenmark examines four models of rationality and argues for a discussion of rationality that takes into account the function and aim of such human practices as science and religion.

How to Relate Science and Religion
How to Relate Science and Religion

Author: Mikael Stenmark

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2004-10-19

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9780802828231

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Stenmark (philosophy of religion, Uppsala University, Sweden) replaces the paradigm of science and religion as opposing perspectives with a conciliatory model. He lays out the central issues of the debate between these two powerful cultural forces and shows what is at stake for the advancement of human knowledge, then demonstrates how science and r

Rationality and Religion
Rationality and Religion

Author: Roger Trigg

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 1998-06-08

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780631197485

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Rationality and Religion deals with the perennial question of how far religious faith needs reason.

Religious Epistemology
Religious Epistemology

Author: Tyler Dalton McNabb

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-11-29

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 1108609171

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If epistemology is roughly the study of knowledge, justification, warrant, and rationality, then religious epistemology is the study of how these epistemic concepts relate to religious belief and practice. This Element, while surveying various religious epistemologies, argues specifically for Plantingian religious epistemology. It makes the case for proper functionalism and Plantinga's AC models, while it also responds to debunking arguments informed by cognitive science of religion. It serves as a bridge between religious epistemology and natural theology.