Is Catholic faith worth having?

This article defends the claim that firm belief in divine testimony (‘Catholic Faith’) is morally valuable, if the broad claims of Christian orthodoxy hold. I discuss Jonathan Kvanvig's recent argument that Christians should not hold that salvific faith necessarily involves belief in revelation...

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Main Author: Stacey, Gregory R. P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2020
In: Religious studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 58, Issue: 2, Pages: 359-378
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Catholicism / Faith / God / Revelation / Morals
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NBB Doctrine of Revelation
NBC Doctrine of God
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Summary:This article defends the claim that firm belief in divine testimony (‘Catholic Faith’) is morally valuable, if the broad claims of Christian orthodoxy hold. I discuss Jonathan Kvanvig's recent argument that Christians should not hold that salvific faith necessarily involves belief in revelation or God's existence, because such faith is not much ‘worth having’, suggesting that this argument is dubious from Catholic and Protestant theological perspectives. I then examine some extant accounts of Catholic Faith's value, conceding that Kvanvig successfully highlights their flaws. I therefore offer a novel explanation of Catholic Faith's value, drawing on Miranda Fricker's account of testimonial justice.
ISSN:1469-901X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412520000505