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Theological Responses to Plantinga’s A/C Model – K. Scott Oliphint
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Oliphint’s views and his epistemological approach also determine his respons Plantinga’s A/C model. This response focuses specifically on the basic A/C model for
As mentioned above, Oliphint’s response to the A/C model is motivated by his view that
4.3 Response to Plantinga’s A/C Model
First of all, he proposes a modification of Plantinga’s A/C model especially
elements in Plantinga’s work can be used to support a
locus classicus
4.3.1 The A/C Model and the SD
Oliphint concludes from Paul’s words in Romans 1:18 as knowledge. He points to Paul’s words that “For what can be known about God is plain to them... ” and “For his invisible attributes, namely his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived...”
The SD as Knowledge
Oliphint notes that his view differs from Plantinga’s way of describing the SD as a capacity,
a cognitive faculty: “The SD is more a deliverance sensus than set (of dispositions).”
Reasons for Faith, 134; ‘The Irrationality of Unbelief,’ 67.
Oliphint, ‘Epistemology and Christian Belief,’ 164; Reasons for Faith
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