Warranted Christian Belief
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Warranted Christian Belief is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Alvin Plantinga develops a detailed epistemological defense of the rationality and warrant of Christian theistic belief.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Warranted Christian Belief canonical | 11 |
| Alvin Plantinga’s book "Warranted Christian Belief" | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warranted Christian Belief Context triple: [Alvin Plantinga, notableWork, Warranted Christian Belief]
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A.
The Christian Faith
The Christian Faith is Friedrich Schleiermacher’s seminal theological work that systematically presents his modern, experience-centered understanding of Christian doctrine.
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B.
The Reasonableness of Christianity
The Reasonableness of Christianity is a 1695 theological treatise by John Locke arguing that the core of Christian faith is a simple, rational belief in Jesus as the Messiah rather than adherence to complex doctrinal systems.
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C.
Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith
"Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith" is a collection of essays and reflections edited by geneticist Francis Collins that explores the relationship between science, reason, and religious faith.
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D.
On Faith
On Faith is a key doctrinal section of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution Dei Filius that systematically expounds the Catholic understanding of faith, its nature, and its relationship to reason and divine revelation.
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E.
On Christian Doctrine
On Christian Doctrine is a foundational theological and hermeneutical treatise by St. Augustine that outlines principles for interpreting Scripture and for Christian teaching and preaching.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warranted Christian Belief Target entity description: Warranted Christian Belief is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Alvin Plantinga develops a detailed epistemological defense of the rationality and warrant of Christian theistic belief.
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A.
The Christian Faith
The Christian Faith is Friedrich Schleiermacher’s seminal theological work that systematically presents his modern, experience-centered understanding of Christian doctrine.
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B.
The Reasonableness of Christianity
The Reasonableness of Christianity is a 1695 theological treatise by John Locke arguing that the core of Christian faith is a simple, rational belief in Jesus as the Messiah rather than adherence to complex doctrinal systems.
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C.
Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith
"Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith" is a collection of essays and reflections edited by geneticist Francis Collins that explores the relationship between science, reason, and religious faith.
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D.
On Faith
On Faith is a key doctrinal section of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution Dei Filius that systematically expounds the Catholic understanding of faith, its nature, and its relationship to reason and divine revelation.
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E.
On Christian Doctrine
On Christian Doctrine is a foundational theological and hermeneutical treatise by St. Augustine that outlines principles for interpreting Scripture and for Christian teaching and preaching.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ work of analytic philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| addresses |
Freud and Marx style debunking arguments
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classical foundationalism ⓘ evidentialist objections to theism ⓘ objections to the rationality of Christian belief ⓘ |
| aim |
to argue that Christian belief can have warrant
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to defend the rationality of Christian theistic belief ⓘ |
| author | Alvin Plantinga ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
epistemology
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| follows | Warrant and Proper Function ⓘ |
| genre |
analytic philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
internal instigation of the Holy Spirit
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noetic effects of sin ⓘ proper function epistemology ⓘ warrant as properly functioning cognitive faculties ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Calvin
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Reformed theology ⓘ Thomas Reid ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian doctrine and knowledge
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Christian theism ⓘ
linked to:
Christian theology
Holy Spirit and knowledge of God ⓘ Plantinga’s theory of warrant ⓘ Reformed epistemology ⓘ defeaters for religious belief ⓘ epistemology of religious belief ⓘ faith and reason ⓘ internalism and externalism in epistemology ⓘ problem of evil and Christian belief ⓘ problem of religious pluralism ⓘ properly basic beliefs ⓘ rationality of Christian belief ⓘ rationality of belief in God ⓘ sensus divinitatis ⓘ warrant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of Reformed epistemology
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systematic defense of warranted Christian belief ⓘ |
| partOf |
Plantinga’s warrant trilogy
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linked to:
God and Other Minds
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| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| precedes | Knowledge and Christian Belief ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Christian theism
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linked to:
Christian theology
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Warranted Christian Belief
subject linked to:
Alvin Plantinga’s book "Warrant and Proper Function"
subject linked to:
Alvin Plantinga’s book "Warrant and Proper Function"
subject linked to:
Nicholas Wolterstorff’s book "Reason within the Bounds of Religion"