Knowledge and Christian Belief
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"Knowledge and Christian Belief" is a philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that presents a concise, accessible version of his epistemological defense of Christian belief as rational and warranted.
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| Knowledge and Christian Belief canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Knowledge and Christian Belief Context triple: [Warranted Christian Belief, precedes, Knowledge and Christian Belief]
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A.
A Christian Theory of Knowledge
A Christian Theory of Knowledge is a foundational work of Reformed presuppositional apologetics in which Cornelius Van Til develops a distinctly Christian approach to epistemology and the nature of human knowledge.
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B.
Foundations of Christian Faith
Foundations of Christian Faith is Karl Rahner’s major systematic theology, offering a comprehensive and influential presentation of Catholic Christian doctrine in the light of modern philosophical and theological developments.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Knowledge and Christian Belief Target entity description: "Knowledge and Christian Belief" is a philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that presents a concise, accessible version of his epistemological defense of Christian belief as rational and warranted.
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A.
A Christian Theory of Knowledge
A Christian Theory of Knowledge is a foundational work of Reformed presuppositional apologetics in which Cornelius Van Til develops a distinctly Christian approach to epistemology and the nature of human knowledge.
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B.
Foundations of Christian Faith
Foundations of Christian Faith is Karl Rahner’s major systematic theology, offering a comprehensive and influential presentation of Catholic Christian doctrine in the light of modern philosophical and theological developments.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
make Plantinga's technical work on warrant accessible
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show that Christian belief does not require propositional evidence to be rational ⓘ |
| argues |
Christian belief can be rational
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Christian belief can be warranted ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | evidentialist objections to religious belief ⓘ |
| author | Alvin Plantinga ⓘ |
| basedOn | Warranted Christian Belief ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs |
accessible presentation of Plantinga's defense of Christian belief
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concise version of Alvin Plantinga's epistemology of Christian belief ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
apologetics
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philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| hasForm |
ebook
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasPart |
critique of classical foundationalism
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discussion of sensus divinitatis ⓘ treatment of defeaters for Christian belief ⓘ |
| hasReception | widely used in philosophy of religion courses ⓘ |
| hasTheoreticalFramework | warrant as proper function ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Reformed theology
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linked to:
Calvinism
analytic epistemology ⓘ |
| intendedAs | shorter version of Warranted Christian Belief ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian belief
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rationality of religious belief ⓘ religious epistemology ⓘ warrant ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publisher | Eerdmans ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Reformed epistemology
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properly basic beliefs ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Warrant and Proper Function
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Warrant: The Current Debate ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Christianity ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
academic theologians
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general Christian readers ⓘ students of philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 21st century ⓘ |
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