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There are several things which defenders of faith (and particularly of Christianity) say about faith and reason:
- It's consistent with everything (or everything else) we know;
- it has good evidence in its favor;
- it's something we can know independently of the evidence;
- and it transcends reason.
And dang if those four things don't all fit together! I talk about some of this in my new book. The backstory of this book is in nine published articles dealing with faith and reason. This book improves those articles and adds one more as well as a philosophical dialogue.
Some of the backstory is on Ricochet, mostly around here:
- Knowledge and Faith Can Be the Same Thing
- Correcting Your Miseducation, Part 4: Faith Is Trust, and Reason and Faith Are Friends
- Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Seen and Yet Have Believed
- Some Varieties of Empiricism
- Empiricism and Miracles
- What My Students Said About Religion and Science
- Can Religious Knowledge Be Verified?
- Can Religion Be Empirical?
- More Ricochet Posts Make It Big
- Dialogue on Faith and Reason
- Knowledge By Faith
- It’s Not True that Empiricism and Religion Are Never the Same Thing
- Faith Transcends Reason
Faith, Reason, and Beyond Reason: Essays on Epistemology and Theology is $37 at the moment from the publisher's website. That's US dollars. I'm sorry to say--not Zimbabwe or Hong Kong. There should be a Kindle edition soon, which will probably be cheaper.
Update: Amazon still isn't listing everything on my author page, but I do find a Kindle edition of the book available for $10.
Discussion (45)
Way, way too many steps to order. Made me create an account.
That stinks.
Your publisher made me have to do a lot of steps. In 2024, I should just be able to buy something with one or two clicks.
You might give that feedback to your publisher.
I have ordered your book but it took me longer than it needed to and longer than it would be if it was an Amazon book.
I know that seems like nitpicking but the reality is in 2024 website. A republisher should make it a simple as possible to order something. This was not simple. This was not easy. It rejected my first password and I had to come up with something that Google gave me even though it didn't tell me that was what I needed.
You should give your publisher that feedback. I came very close to not spending the money to buy your book simply because I was frustrated with the ability to try to log in to order your book.
That is unacceptable in 2024.
They should look into it. Used to look into it.
I look forward to reading your book.
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Oh dear.
Will make a note of it, and probably do so. (No promises though.)
Amazon is taking its time, but it should be up there in a matter of days.
Thanks! I'm honored. You're probably the first one to buy a copy!
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Update: Amazon still isn’t listing everything on my author page, but I do find a Kindle edition of the book available for $10. I'm not sure if you can cancel the order from the publisher page.
Nope. Need material book.
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Yeah, you got another sale.
My Kindle died years ago. I hope this Kindle for Web doesn't have me climbing the walls ...
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