A Response to John Frame’s Presuppositional Approach to Faith and Reason

Andrew Ter Ern Loke

doi:10.1163/15697312-01204008

A Response to John Frame’s Presuppositional Approach to Faith and Reason

Andrew Ter Ern Loke^*

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Presuppositionalism is popular among certain groups of Reformed Christians today, and John Frame is one of its leading proponents. In contrast with the Evidential Approach concerning faith and reason, which affirms experiences and reason as starting points, Presuppositionalists assume the truth of scripture as starting point in their assessment of the truth-claims of Christianity. They appeal to Christians by emphasizing the authority of scripture, by criticizing autonomous human reason, and by highlighting the noetic effects of sin. I address these considerations, show that Frame's approach is self-defeating and unacceptably circular, and answer his objections to the Evidential Approach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	356-376
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Reformed Theology
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/15697312-01204008
Publication status	Published - Dec 2018

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