Justification by faith

This article advances a non-doxastic account of saving faith that nevertheless emphasizes the connection between faith and belief. I argue that saving faith epistemically justifies some religious beliefs. I offer an account that is meant to show how faith can play a variety of significant roles it i...

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Main Author: Dunnington, Kent 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2018]
In: Religious studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 54, Issue: 4, Pages: 527-547
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Faith / Religious conviction
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
CB Christian life; spirituality
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Summary:This article advances a non-doxastic account of saving faith that nevertheless emphasizes the connection between faith and belief. I argue that saving faith epistemically justifies some religious beliefs. I offer an account that is meant to show how faith can play a variety of significant roles it is often purported to play, that is, how a specific virtue of faith can secure salvation, epistemically justify theistic belief, practically justify religious ways of life, and belong to practitioners of different religions. The account also provides an alternative to evidentialist, fideist, and Reformed Epistemology approaches to faith and reason.
ISSN:1469-901X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412517000348