Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy (Counterpoints)
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Overview
Philosophy and Christianity make truth claims about many of the same things. They both claim to provide answers to the deep questions of life. But how are they related to one another? Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy introduces readers to four predominant views on the relationship between philosophy and the Christian faith and their implications for life. Each author identifies the propositional relation between philosophy and Christianity along with a section devoted to the implications for living a life devoted to the pursuit of wisdom. General editors Paul M. Gould and Richard Davis explain the background to the discussion and provide some historical background in the introduction, as well as helpful summaries of each position in the conclusion. In the reader-friendly Counterpoints format, this book helps readers to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of each view and draw informed conclusions in this much-debated topic.
Top Highlights
“The central question when we journey from Athens to Jerusalem is cognitive: How can we know that the claims of Christianity—the movement inaugurated by Jesus and his followers—are true?” (Page 14)
“‘You stir man to take pleasure in praising you, because you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.’” (Page 13)
“Gentiles’ (Gal 2:8) warns us that this love of wisdom can become distorted and even an impediment to our knowing God through Christ.” (Page 12)
“In Plato’s Theaetetus, Socrates asserts that philosophy begins in wonder.” (Page 11)
“When that assumes center stage, ‘the message of the cross’ (1 Cor 1:18)—the gospel’s content and power—takes a backseat to how it is communicated.” (Page 12)
- Title: Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy
- Authors: Graham Oppy, K. Scott Oliphint, Timothy McGrew, Paul K. Moser
- Series: Zondervan Counterpoints Series
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Philosophy and religion; Christian philosophy
- ISBNs: 9780310529750, 9780310521143, 9780310521150, 0310529751, 0310521149, 0310521157
- Resource ID: LLS:CNTRPNTSPHLSPHY
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:53:33Z
Reviews
1 rating
Patrick
1/19/2022
Another good topic for a great book series. It is best, in this day and age, to promote good debate. It is especially good when the topic is the discipline of how to think in the context of the worldview systems of atheism and theism. Just a brief take on the different writers. Opponents brings an atheist worldview to the table and his understanding of what philosophy is takes on a more utilitarian and romanticized version. His main problem is that he doesn't offer justification for his definition. Oliphint is the one I was rooting for in the beginning since I take his view. He does an ok job of presenting his view but he takes too much for granted. His big value is in his responses. McGrew is very well placed in the evidentialist camp. McGrew's biggest fault is his misreading of Romans 1 and his reliance on its supposed parallel with Words of Wisdom. Moser is kind of ok. His neo-orthodox view makes very little sense and he draws conclusions from Scripture that are no way good readings. It would have been nice to have one more back and forth in the responses between them all. Overall this is a good book. Yet it falters in just being ok. It's nice to see evidentialists and presuppositionalists speak on a shared topic and I hope the Counterpoint series features them exclusively soon. Both Oliphint and McGrew would be excellent writers on the topic. Final Grade - B-
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