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faith and reason series

Faith and Reason Series Part 8: Eleonore Stump

December 15, 2019 by Mark Hansard Leave a Comment

ESN Author Mark Hansard continues his series on faith and reason with an exploration of the problem of evil in the work of contemporary philosopher Eleonore Stump. For the rest of Mark's series, click here.   Eleonore Stump's book Wandering in Darkness[1]is a unique contribution to the literature on the problem of evil.[2] Stump holds the Robert J. Henle Chair in Philosophy at St. Louis University. She is a Catholic scholar and Thomist, the latter of which means she studies Thomas Aquinas and defends his views. … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason Series Part 8: Eleonore Stump

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Christian philosopher, Eleonore Stump, faith and reason, faith and reason series, philosophy

Faith and Reason Part 7: Plantinga, Continued

June 30, 2019 by Mark Hansard Leave a Comment

Mark Hansard continues his series on Faith and Reason, exploring a key twentieth- and twenty-first century philosopher. For the previous entries in the series, and other work by Mark,  click here. In my last entry, I introduced Alvin Plantinga, listed some of his contributions to analytic philosophy, and described his view of Reformed Epistemology. In this entry, we will look briefly at his evolutionary argument against naturalism.[1] Several thinkers in the 20th Century, including C. S. Lewis, have described … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason Part 7: Plantinga, Continued

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: alvin plantinga, faith and reason, faith and reason series

Faith and Reason Part 6: Plantinga

June 16, 2019 by Mark Hansard 3 Comments

Mark Hansard continues his series on Faith and Reason, exploring a key twentieth- and twenty-first century philosopher. For the previous entries in the series, and other work by Mark, click here.   Alvin Plantinga (1932-     ), is a contemporary Christian philosopher who has had an enormous impact on modern philosophy of religion in the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, and arguments for God's existence. For many years he was the John A. O'Brien professor of philosophy at Notre Dame. He received his Ph.D. in … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason Part 6: Plantinga

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: alvin plantinga, faith and reason, faith and reason series

Faith and Reason, Part 5: Hume

January 27, 2019 by Mark Hansard Leave a Comment

Frequent ESN contributor and  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA Graduate & Faculty Ministries  Staff Mark Hansard explores David Hume's ideas in Part 5 of his  series on faith and reason. As you may remember,  Part 1  took a  brief look at a Scriptural basis for using reason and logic,  Part 2  discussed St. Augustine's ideas about faith and reason, Part 3  engaged with the thought of Aquinas, and Part 4 addressed John Locke. Image: Sculpture of David Hume. … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason, Part 5: Hume

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: creation, David Hume, Enlightenment, faith, faith and reason, faith and reason series, Miracles, origins, probability theory, skepticism

Faith and Reason Part 4: Locke

December 9, 2018 by Mark Hansard Leave a Comment

Frequent ESN contributor and  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA Graduate & Faculty Ministries  Staff Mark Hansard explores John Locke's ideas in Part 4 of his  series on faith and reason. As you may remember,  Part 1  took a  brief look at a Scriptural basis for using reason and logic, Part 2  discussed St. Augustine's ideas about faith and reason, and Part 3 engaged with the thought of Aquinas.  If you're looking for Advent content this week, check out our Resources for Advent post from last week, and plan to … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason Part 4: Locke

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: epistemology, evidence, faith, faith and reason, faith and reason series, John Locke, knowledge, nicholas wolterstorff, propositional logic, Revelation

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