Theism and Rationality: A Seminar with Alvin Plantinga and Ernest Sosa

January 7, 2013
2:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. EST
Location: Berkley Center Third Floor Conference Room Map

Is belief in God properly basic to humanity? Philosophers of religion have vigorously contested this question, and the relationship between theism and rationality more generally, over the past several decades. As part of its research project on religion as intrinsic to human experience, the Religious Freedom Project hosted a standing seminar addressing this topic with noted philosopher Alvin Plantinga. A panel of distinguished philosophers engaged with Plantinga's paper on the basic nature of belief in God and the rationality of theism and with a response by respected philosopher Ernest Sosa. The panel subsequently delved into these issues and assessed their impact on broader questions involving the philosophical underpinnings of religious freedom.

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