Skeptical Theism: New Essays - PhilPapers.
This collection of essays presents cutting-edge work on skeptical theistic responses to the problem of evil and the persistent objections that such responses invite. Part I investigates the epistemology of skepticism as it applies to evils and the nature of epistemic humility.Skeptical Theism New Essays Edited by Trent Dougherty and Justin P. McBrayer. Presents cutting-edge work on skeptical theistic responses to the problem of evil and the persistent objections that such responses invite; Offering a balanced treatment, this collection of 22 newly-commissioned essays move the debate of sceptical theism forward.Skeptical theism is a strategy for bringing human cognitive limitations to bear in reply to arguments from evil against the existence of God. This entry will consider the four most prominent forms of skeptical theism.
Skeptical theism tackles the problem of evil by proposing a limited skepticism about the purposes of God, and our abilities to determine whether any given instance is truly an example of gratuitous.The dominant view within Christianity has it that God does not deceive, but there is a minority tradition within Christianity according to which God sometimes engages in intentional deception and is morally justified in doing so. This chapter draws on this minority tradition, together with skeptical theism, to raise doubts about the following thesis: (T) God’s testimony that all who believe.
Christianity seems bedeviled by a “paradox of humility and dogmatism.” On the one hand, one of the greatest virtues in Christian spirituality is humility, a deeply held awareness of our limitations and sinfulness that propels us to seek guidance and forgiveness from others, and especially from God. On the other hand, there is the equally significant strand of dogmatism, understood as the.
