Belief, credence, and faith

In this article, I argue that faith's going beyond the evidence need not compromise faith's epistemic rationality. First, I explain how some of the recent literature on belief and credence points to a distinction between what I call B-evidence and C-evidence. Then, I apply this distinction...

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Published in:Religious studies
Main Author: Jackson, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2019]
In: Religious studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Faith / Episteme / Credibility / Rationality
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
CB Christian life; spirituality
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Summary:In this article, I argue that faith's going beyond the evidence need not compromise faith's epistemic rationality. First, I explain how some of the recent literature on belief and credence points to a distinction between what I call B-evidence and C-evidence. Then, I apply this distinction to rational faith. I argue that if faith is more sensitive to B-evidence than to C-evidence, faith can go beyond the evidence and still be epistemically rational.
ISSN:1469-901X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412518000446