As we all know, the commanding heights of culture, including academia, are now largely hostile to theism and Christianity. Cowardice mars so much Christian scholarship, including Christian theology. One of Plantinga’s virtues is his intellectual courage. Though he would not claim credit, he is at least partly responsible for the huge growth of Christian analytic philosophy in the English-speaking world since that time. Plantinga is one of a small group of Christian analytic philosophers who emerged on the scene in the late 1960s and became more influential over the years. So reading his mature thinking on the relationship between science and religion is truly a pleasure. In fact, I drew on Plantinga’s work in both a master’s thesis and in my doctoral dissertation. Plantinga has deeply influenced my own thinking. Over the next few weeks, however, I’d like to reflect on and engage several of Plantinga’s arguments here at ENV.īefore I start, I should confess a personal interest. Where the Conflict Really Lies contains so much careful analysis, and covers so many different topics, that a complete review is almost impossible.

But you can get it right away in Kindle format. A nice article about Plantinga in the New York Times on December 13 is probably responsible for the book’s out-of-stock status at Amazon.

But it is also a culmination of years of thoughtful reflection on the subject. The book is based on a series of Gifford Lectures that Plantinga delivered in 2005. Anyone interested in the dialogue between science and religion needs to read Alvin Plantinga’s new book, Where the Conflict Really Lies.

Where the conflict really lies