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Title: Faith and Reason from Plato to Plantinga: An Introduction to Reformed Epistemology by Dewey J. Hoitenga ISBN: 0-7914-0590-7 Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr Pub. Date: July, 1991 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.50

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)

Rating: 4
Summary: A good introduction to Reformed Epistemology
Comment: Hoitenga takes the reader from Plato to Plantinga, showing that the roots of present day "Reformed Epistemology" lie in the Christianized form of Plato, which runs through St. Augustine and John Calvin all the way to A. Plantinga. Plato certainly has many similar ideas to those of the Christian philosophers and theologians. Both Plato and the Augustinian tradition, as interpreted by Hoitenga, hold to the presence of a priori knowledge in man. For the Calvinist, this a priori knowledge includes the sensus divinitatis, inter alia.

Hoitenga, along with Plantinga, define knowledge as "justified true belief". Personally I don't like that perspective. But, it is nonetheless an edifying one. Hoitenga interprets Plato's Theaetetus as suggesting a "justified true belief" approach. With acquaintance as an adaquate condition for justification, Hoitenga proposes that belief in God is rational and justified. Furthermore, it is properly basic. But, that is from Hoitenga's discussion of Plantinga--with whom he seems to be in almost total agreement concerning epistemology and metaphyscs.

As a basic introduction, I think it was good. I found it very educational and helpful. The scholarship is also quite good. If it were not for the fact that I disagreed with a couple of the things he said, I might very well have given it 5 stars. We need more books like this, but, I wish there would be more solidarity among Christians, or even reformed Christians. Unfortunately, it seems that Protestants must always be protesting.