Christ's faith, doubt, and the cry of dereliction

According to accounts of the Passion, Christ cries out from the cross, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' The cry, I argue, manifests that Christ lacks a belief that God is with him. Given the standard view of faith-belief that p is required for faith that p-it would follow that C...

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Main Author: Rath, Beth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Nature B. V 2017
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 81, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 161-169
Further subjects:B FAITH (Christianity)
B philosophy of religion
B BELIEF & doubt
B Religion Philosophy
B Crucifixion
B Reliance
B Cognition
B Faith
B Jesus Christ
B Jesus Christ Crucifixion
B Doubt
B Cry of dereliction
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Summary:According to accounts of the Passion, Christ cries out from the cross, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' The cry, I argue, manifests that Christ lacks a belief that God is with him. Given the standard view of faith-belief that p is required for faith that p-it would follow that Christ lost his faith that God is with him just before he died. In this paper, I challenge the standard view by looking at the cognitive requirement of faith. Although faith that p requires some positive cognitive orientation toward p, that orientation need not be belief. I show that reliance is an alternative stance that fulfills the cognitive requirement of faith. Reliance aims at providing sensible guidance for action that is in accord with one's values/ends. Thinking of the cognitive component of Christ's faith in terms of reliance makes sense of the doubt manifested in his cry.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-016-9608-8