BTM 185 - What is Truth? - The Justification of Belief

About this episode

The episode explores the nature of truth and how beliefs are justified within a Christian worldview.

What is truth?—and can we known it? In this episode of the Bible and Theology Matters podcast, Paul Weaver is joined by Dr. Mark Farnham, Dr. David Saxon, and Dr. Michael S. Jones to explore the study of knowledge—how we know what we know—and how beliefs are justified within a Christian worldview. Drawing from the book Talking About Worldviews: A Conversational Introduction to Thinking Philosophically, this discussion tackles foundational questions such as: • Is there objective truth? • What is the correspondence theory of truth? • What is the difference between belief and truth? • What does it mean for a belief to be justified? • Is evidentialism sufficient for Christian belief? • What are presuppositionalism, fideism, existentialism, irrationalism, and reliabilism? • How does postmodernism challenge traditional views of truth? The conversation also addresses: • The noetic effects of sin • The role of the Holy Spirit in understanding truth • The relationship between apologetics and epistemology • Whether Christians need formal philosophical training • Why logic and critical thinking matter for believers If you’ve ever heard phrases like “my truth,” “your truth,” or wondered how…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Paul D. Weaver

Guests: Dr. Mark Farnham, Dr. David Saxon, Dr. Michael S. Jones

Topics covered

• truth
• justification of belief
• Christian worldview
• epistemology
• philosophy
• postmodernism

Keywords

• objective truth
• correspondence theory
• belief vs truth
• justified belief
• evidentialism
• presuppositionalism
• fideism
• apologetics
• critical thinking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Liberty University

Books & works: Talking About Worldviews: A Conversational Introduction to Thinking Philosophically

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