Open AccessA Critique of and Alternative to Nancey Murphy's Christian Physicalism
Author(s) -
James Porter Moreland
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal for philosophy of religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 1689-8311
DOI - 10.24204/ejpr.v8i2.60
Subject(s) - physicalism , epistemology , philosophy , presentation (obstetrics) , faith , metaphysics , medicine , radiology
For some time now, Nancey Murphy has been a major voice on behalf of a certain form of Christian physicalism. This is a part of her project of reconciling science with Christian faith. In what follows, I shall state and criticize the three central components of her Christian physicalism, followed by a presentation of a dualist alternative along with a clarification of its advantages over Murphy-style physicalism.