Is faith in the Ultimate rationally required? Taking issue with some arguments in The Will to Imagine

Religious Studies 49 (2):209-220 (2013)
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According to J. L. Schellenberg, sceptical faith in the Ultimate is not merely permitted, but is rationally required. It is, all things considered, the response that we should make. In this article, I assess just three of Schellenberg's arguments for this bold conclusion. I explain why I find each of them unpersuasive

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