Intellectual humility and Christian faith

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ID10722784
AuthorsLinda F Callahan (0000-0002-4658-7762, University of Notre Dame, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume61
Issue4
Pages936-950
Publication date2025-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligious Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0034412524000362
OpenAlexW4403948429
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

Christians talk a lot about humility. They also talk a lot about the kinds of radical faith that seem to fly in the face of intellectual humility. I explore how best to resolve this tension, from a Christian perspective. I argue that rather than prohibiting radical, ‘all-in’ faith or giving up on an intellectual humility requirement, Christians should conceive of intellectual humility as rooted in (non-)concern for one’s intellectual ego. This kind of intellectual humility is compatible with radical faith, but it also suggests a critique of some actual, ego-driven faith commitments

Christian faith · Epistemology · Faith · Humility · Theology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors · Philosophy · Religious studies

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