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Chapter 7
Beilby’s main point of criticism is that Plantinga sets a very high –    –              
                     ’s use of the term,                                   
The second reason is that Plantinga follows Calvin in stating that faith is a ‘firm and  ’                                        proposition is true. He states that “if natural theology cannot provide epis  it can provide a degree of psychological certainty.”                    according to Beilby. He concludes: “In summary, what I argue is                   psychological certainty.” Looked at in this way, Plantinga’s conditions for good          
                                                                       
               arguments based on (propositional) evidence. This leads to Beilby’s next point                             
                                                     but this may not apply to typical believers. In the latter case, Beilby suggests that “the                           
  Epistemology as Theology 
  Epistemology as Theology, 129; Beilby, ‘Plantinga’s Model of Warranted Christian Belief,’ 
  Epistemology as Theology 
  Epistemology as Theology 7; Beilby, ‘Plantinga’s Model of Warranted Christian Belief,’ 
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7.2.4 Christian Belief Not Properly Basic?
 





















































































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