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Theological Responses to Plantinga’s A/C Model – K. Scott Oliphint
by God is implicit in Plantinga’s description: God has given the 4 cognitive faculty and its operation is triggered by (elements of) God’s creation. The latter
can be articulated as God’s revelation. In both descriptions, the product is the same:
only as our response to God’s revelation.
The above survey of Oliphint’s response does show that although his objections
against Plantinga’s model are not valid,
He does this by arguing that there are elements in Plantinga’s A/C model that support a iphint’s
4.3.2 Can Plantinga’s A/C Model Support the Truth Claim of the Christian Faith?
WCB he suggests that “contrary to Plantinga’s own protestations, he in fact does know how to show Christianity to be true argument against naturalism.”
relate “to the SD and to the acquisition process of Christian belief.” He draws attention to tinga’s extended A/C model point to the God belief. Oliphint suggests that this means that: “...whatever role our cognitive faculties play, direct role with respect to that knowledge and faith” (ad
necessity of conversion. He refers to it as making the connection of someone’s true
Oliphint, ‘Is There a Reformed Objection to Natural Theology?’ WCB
Oliphint, ‘Epistemology and Christian Belief,’ 181.
Oliphint, ‘Epistemology and Christian Belief,’ 180; Reasons for Faith
Frame, ‘Presuppositional Apologetics.’ 69
