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Oct 15, 2021 · Even so, the predominance of Christian philosophical theology—or “Plantinga-style Christian philosophy” (Schellenberg 2018)—within APR has recently reopened some contentious debates about the proper relationship between philosophy and Christian theology. These debates can be grouped around two different—and opposing—lines of criticism.
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Jan 12, 2020 · Not Only Good But Necessary. Not only is the study of philosophy good, however; it is also necessary for the Christian, and for at least three reasons. First, everyone has “a philosophy” in the sense of having a worldview (or a set of presuppositions), even if unexamined. And whether consciously recognized or not, a person’s worldview ...
Theology is the study of God, and Christian doctrine is a discipline that studies God and other things in their relationship to God. It seeks the truth about God and the world on the basis of revelation from God, which finds its center in Jesus the Messiah: the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6).
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May 13, 2002 · This is a file in the archives of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Philosophy and Christian Theology. First published Mon May 13, 2002; substantive revision Sat Jan 26, 2008. Many of the doctrines and concepts central to Christianity have important philosophical implications or presuppositions. In this article we will take a closer look ...
The other three views of the book take a more positive view of Christianity in relation to philosophy. And though there is much agreement between these latter three views, the contrasts between them bring up some very interesting differences. The second view within the book is named the covenant model, presented and defended by K. Scott Oliphint.
Although there is a relationship between theological doctrines and philosophical reflection in Christian philosophy, its reflections are strictly rational. On this way of seeing the two disciplines, if at least one of the premises of an argument is derived from revelation, the argument falls in the domain of theology; otherwise it falls into philosophy's domain.
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May 13, 2002 · Many of the doctrines central to Christianity have important philosophical implications or presuppositions. In this article, we begin with a brief general discussion of the relationship between philosophy and Christian dogma, and then we turn our attention to three of the most philosophically challenging Christian doctrines: the trinity, the incarnation, and the atonement.