Reason, Relativism and God

Abstract

We have seen that accepting the relative truth of one’s own theological beliefs does not somehow lead inexorably to religious skepticism. For we have seen that it is the very nature of faith itself which can prevent theological relativism from ending in religious skepticism. Even as the person of faith recognizes that their own beliefs about God are (if true) only relative truths, it is part of having rational faith in God that one will ultimately hold one’s fundamental beliefs with absolute commitment. But this is not the end of the matter. Once it is acknowledged that the fundamental claims of faith, though held with absolute commitment, are only relative truths, this leaves serious questions about any attempt to reason about God, i.e. about doing theology.KeywordsBlack HoleActual WorldConceptual SchemaReligious ExperienceChristian TheologyThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.