On Religious Skepticism

Abstract I seek to promote a fuller understanding of religious skepticism by defending five theses. These concern, respectively: its breadth, discussed in relation to theism on the one hand and naturalism on the other; why it should be distinguished from a general metaphysical skepticism; how it is...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schellenberg, J. L. 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Brill 2020
In: International journal for the study of skepticism
Year: 2020, Volume: 10, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 268-282
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious philosophy / Faith / Scepticism / Irreligiosity
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Theism
B Irreligion
B Cultural Evolution
B Naturalism
B non-doxastic faith
B metaphysical skepticism
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
Volltext (Verlag)
Description
Summary:Abstract I seek to promote a fuller understanding of religious skepticism by defending five theses. These concern, respectively: its breadth, discussed in relation to theism on the one hand and naturalism on the other; why it should be distinguished from a general metaphysical skepticism; how it is supported by the consequences of recent cultural evolution, which at the same time enable new and stronger arguments for atheism; the relations it bears to non-doxastic religious faith; and, finally, its curious capacity in certain not uncommon circumstances to take the form of a soft irreligion that is widely approvable—even from a religious perspective.
ISSN:2210-5700
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for the study of skepticism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22105700-BJA10006