Reformed Epistemology and the Problem of Religious Diversity

Joseph Kim is Executive Vice-President of CBI Japan in Nagoya, Japan. He is an alumnus of Trinity International University, Harvard Business School, and Arizona State University where he received his PhD in Philosophy.

"Joseph Kim's extremely careful, judicious, and accurate defense of Christian belief deserves a wide readership."Alvin Plantinga, John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame"Joseph Kim's Reformed Epistemology and the Problem of Religious Diversity is a careful, perceptive, and well informed study of one important family of objections to Alvin Plantinga's version of Reformed Epistemology."Steven L. Reynolds, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Arizona State University"The book is clearly written and the more technical philosophical statements are elaborated in plain English. Its strength is in its brevity (108 pages) and clear objectives: it serves as a very good survey of the philosophical challenges levelled at Reformed Epistemology."Robert Shillaker, University of Highlands & Islands, in Theological Book Review , Vol 25, No 1"The book is valuable both for experts in these fields, for professors and students, but also for any reader who might be less familiar with the instruments of epistemology but interested in brilliant argumentation regarding one of the current and controversial problems of today's world: diversity and pluralism of (religious) beliefs, which ignites the question of tolerance and unity."Ramona Hosu, Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, vol.12, issue 34 (Spring)"This is an elegant, demanding, and tightly argued case on behalf of Alvin's Plantinga's defense of Christian exclusivism."Gavin D'Costa, Reviews in Religion & Theology, vol 22, issues 1, January 2015"...an analysis of Alvin Plantinga's arguments for Christian exclusivism as opposed to a plurality of religious belief. He weighs up the pros and cons of this view, and comes down in favour of Plantinga."Church Times, 29th May 2015

• PrefaceAcknowledgments Abbreviations 1 Introduction Identifying the Problem The Moral and Epistemic ObjectionProspectus2 Warrant, Proper Function, and Christian BeliefProper Function and Design Plan An Objection to Externalism: Bonjour An Objection to Externalism: Bonjour on Armstrong A Proper Function Response to Bonjour's Counterexample Perception and Proper Function The Extended A/C Model and Proper Function 3 Epistemic Disagreement and the Equal Weight Theory Epistemic Disagreement: KellyTwo Additional Cases The Equal Weight Theory The Problem of Religious Diversity and the Equal Weight Theory 4 The Great Pumpkin ObjectionThe Nature of Defeaters The Son of Great Pumpkin Objection: Martin and DeRose The Son of Great Pumpkin Objection: A Response 5 The Internalist Criterion and the Inadequacy Thesis Reformed Epistemology and the Internalist Criterion: Willard Reformed Epistemology and the Internalist Criterion: A ResponseThe Inadequacy Thesis: BakerThe Inadequacy Thesis: A Response Contents6 The Central Issue of Religious ExclusivismHick on the Central Issue of Religious ExclusivismRetrospection Bibliography