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In his widely-praised Warranted Christian Belief, Alvin Plantinga discussed in great depth the question of the rationality, or sensibility, of Christian belief. In this book, Plantinga presents the same ideas in a briefer, more accessible fashion. Recognized worldwide as a leading Christian philosopher, Plantinga explores the meaning behind the claim that Christian belief is irrational and...

obligation—especially if it seems to you, after reflection, that the teaching in question comes from God himself. But what about rationality and warrant? And since rationality is included in warrant, we can simplify: what about warrant? The part of Calvin’s definition of faith that is especially striking to contemporary ears is that on his account faith is a really special case of knowledge (“a sure and certain knowledge”; see also the account of true faith in the Heidelberg Catechism, above, p.
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