Responding to Challenges

Abstract

In this chapter, William Hasker responds to the challenges to Christian philosophy offered by the other chapters in this section. Graham Oppy argues that the widely acclaimed surge in Christian philosophy is more a myth than a reality. Paul Moser thinks that, insofar as there has been something of a surge, the philosophy produced falls short of being properly Christian. John Schellenberg’s view is even more ominous: the result of the surge is something that is not really philosophy at all. Aaron Simmons accepts that a surge has occurred: he worries that it may lead to both exclusivism and triumphalism among the philosophers involved in it. It is argued here that, while the criticisms have some merit, the project of Christian philosophy can be vindicated against them and remains a viable and promising enterprise.