{"id":7768,"date":"2025-07-07T22:15:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/?p=7768"},"modified":"2025-07-08T22:52:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:22:40","slug":"the-light-of-reason-exploring-rational-foundations-for-theistic-belief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume3-issue6\/the-light-of-reason-exploring-rational-foundations-for-theistic-belief\/","title":{"rendered":"The Light of Reason: Exploring Rational Foundations for Theistic Belief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>Author: Shiuli Mishra Dikshit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DOI Link:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03060008\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03060008<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> This article examines the philosophical and epistemological arguments that support belief in the existence of God. In a cultural context increasingly influenced by secularism, scientific materialism, and skepticism, theistic belief is often portrayed as irrational or outdated. This study challenges that perception by exploring key rational arguments\u2014including the cosmological, teleological, moral, and ontological arguments\u2014as defended by classical and contemporary thinkers like Aquinas, Plantinga, Craig, and Collins. It also considers epistemological approaches such as Alvin Plantinga\u2019s Reformed Epistemology, which asserts that belief in God can be \u201cproperly basic\u201d and justified without empirical proof. Furthermore, the study addresses major objections, including the problem of evil and the critique from scientific naturalism, to evaluate the coherence of theistic belief within rational discourse. Ultimately, this research aims to demonstrate that faith and reason are not mutually exclusive but can mutually reinforce a comprehensive and intellectually viable worldview. By bridging the gap between logic and belief, the study affirms the continued relevance and rational defensibility of theism in contemporary thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Theism, Rational Belief, Cosmological Argument, Faith and Reason, Reformed Epistemology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>Page No: 65-71<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/65-71.pdf\">download journal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Shiuli Mishra Dikshit DOI Link: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03060008 Abstract: This article examines the philosophical and epistemological arguments that support belief in the existence of God. In a cultural context increasingly influenced by secularism, scientific materialism, and skepticism, theistic belief is often portrayed as irrational or outdated. This study challenges that perception by exploring key rational arguments\u2014including &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume3-issue6\/the-light-of-reason-exploring-rational-foundations-for-theistic-belief\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Light of Reason: Exploring Rational Foundations for Theistic Belief<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","_joinchat":[]},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/author\/asraful-alibiswas\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/category\/volume3-issue6\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volume3 Issue6<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Author: Shiuli Mishra Dikshit DOI Link: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03060008 Abstract: This article examines the philosophical and epistemological arguments that support belief in the existence of God. 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