The Sensus Divinitatis and Non-Theistic Belief; or Turning Plantinga’s Religious Epistemology Against Christian Theism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21725541 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy Perrine (0000-0003-4562-6544, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 739-756 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theology and Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-6700 • E-ISSN: 1474-6719 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14746700.2024.2399899 |
| OpenAlex | W4402453865 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
A key element of Plantinga’s religious epistemology is that de jure objections to Theistic belief succeed only if de facto objections to Theistic belief succeed. He defends that element, in part, by claiming that human beings have an innate theistic faculty, the sensus divinitatis. In this paper, I argue that Plantinga’s religious epistemology makes Christian Theism open to a de facto objection due to the characteristics and distribution of religious beliefs in the world. I defend my argument from a potential objection from skeptical theism, before concluding with a comparison to a similar argument
Belief in God · Epistemology · Religious belief · Theism · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |