‘God told me to do it’
Sceptical theism and perceiving God
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20312636 |
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| Authors | JOSHUA SEIGAL (University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-100 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034412511000126 |
| OpenAlex | W2047876239 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
In this article I highlight a tension between Alston's core thesis in his seminal book Perceiving God – that beliefs about God formed on the basis of mystical perception are prima facie justified – and a currently popular method for disarming a certain form of the argument from evil, a method which involves adopting a view known as sceptical theism
Argument (complex analysis) · Atheism · Epistemology · Existence of God · Mysticism · Prima facie · Problem of Evil · Skepticism · Theism · Theology · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Highly cited | No |
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