ABSTRACT

Michael Sudduth examines three prominent objections to natural theology that have emerged in the Reformed streams of the Protestant theological tradition: objections from the immediacy of our knowledge of God, the noetic effects of sin, and the logic of theistic arguments. Distinguishing between the project of natural theology and particular models of natural theology, Sudduth argues that none of the main Reformed objections is successful as an objection to the project of natural theology itself. One particular model of natural theology - the dogmatic model - is best suited to handle Reformed concerns over natural theology. According to this model, rational theistic arguments represent the reflective reconstruction of the natural knowledge of God by the Christian in the context of dogmatic theology. Informed by both contemporary religious epistemology and the history of Protestant philosophical theology, Sudduth’'s examination illuminates the complex nature of the project of natural theology and its place in the Reformed tradition.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part 1|48 pages

Natural Theology in the Reformed Tradition

part 2|54 pages

Natural Theology and the Immediate Knowledge of God

part 3|56 pages

Sin and the Christian Reconstruction of Natural Theology

part 4|56 pages

The Logic of Natural Theology

chapter 9|18 pages

The Logic of Theistic Arguments

chapter 10|18 pages

God of the Philosophers

chapter |8 pages

Epilogue