Robert Prevost
| Robert Prevost | |
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| Born | Robert Ward Prevost |
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Robert Ward Prevost is an American philosopher. He has been an associate professor of philosophy at Wingate University in North Carolina since 1994. He wrote Probability and Theistic Explanation, a book which argues for Christian theism.
Education and career
Robert Ward Prevost[2] received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Baylor University, a Master of Arts in philosophy of religion from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford, and Juris Doctor from the University of Texas.[3] He co-edited a collection of essays by Basil Mitchell, published as How to Play Theological Ping Pong in 1990.[4] A version of his PhD thesis would later be published as a book as Probability and Theistic Explanation in 1992.[5] He is currently an associate professor of philosophy at Wingate University, having served there since 1994.[6][7]
Probability and Theistic Explanation
Probability and Theistic Explanation, a part of the Oxford Theological Monographs, was written by Prevost and published in 1990. The book presents Prevost's argument for Christian theism using informal reasoning[8] and explores Prevost's conception of God.[9]
References
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Prevost 1990.
- ↑ "Homônimo do religioso e matemático Robert Prevost publicou livro sobre probabilidade da existência de Deus". G1 (in português). 9 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ Wingate University 2024, p. 17; Prevost 2009, p. 29.
- ↑ Conti 1991, p. 136.
- ↑ Gerson 1992, p. 877.
- ↑ Wingate University 2024, p. 17.
- ↑ "Wingate Honors Long-Time Employees". The Anson Record. May 19, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ↑ Gerson 1992, p. 877; Messer 1992, p. 400; Schubert 1993, p. 153.
- ↑ Hebblethwaite 1992, p. 341.
Bibliography
- Conti, Charles (March 1991). "Book Review: How to Play Theological Ping Pong". Theology. 94 (758): 136–138. doi:10.1177/0040571X9109400216. ISSN 0040-571X.
- Gerson, Lloyd P. (1992). "Review of Probability and Theistic Explanation". The Review of Metaphysics. 45 (4): 876–878. ISSN 0034-6632. JSTOR 20129278.
- Hebblethwaite, Brian (1992). "Review of Probability and Theistic Explanation. (Oxford Theological Monographs.)". The Journal of Theological Studies. 43 (1): 341–343. ISSN 0022-5185. JSTOR 23965550.
- Messer, Richard (1992). "Probability and Theistic Explanation. By Robert Prevost. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1990. Pp. 195. £25.00". Scottish Journal of Theology. 45 (3): 400–401. doi:10.1017/S0036930600038084. ISSN 0036-9306.
- Prevost, Robert (1990). Probability and Theistic Explanation. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-826735-5. Search this book on
- ——— (March 2009). "Athens Meets Jerusalem: Revelation for Philosophers" (PDF). Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith. 61 (1): 29–39.
- Schubert, Frank D. (1993). "Review of Probability and Theistic Explanation". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 61 (1): 151–153. ISSN 0002-7189. JSTOR 1465018.
- Wingate University (2024). Wingate University Academic Catalog 2024–2025. 80. Search this book on
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