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Episode 117: "How Do We Know?" Dr. Jamie Dew discusses Christian Epistemology


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"How do we know what we know?" asks our guest this week, Dr. Jamie Dew, Christian philosopher and president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (nobts.edu). "This is the basic question that undergirds the discipline of epistemology. We take it for granted that we know many different things, but we rarely ask this basic question about our knowledge." That comes from Jamie's co-authored book with Mark W. Foreman, How Do We Know? An Introduction to Epistemology, 2nd Edition, (https://amzn.to/3KN2FIy).

It is important for Christians to be able to answer this question, as many skeptics and atheists are increasingly utilizing it in their attempts to get Christians to doubt their faith. In this episode, Jamie outlines the basics about epistemology in relation to God, equipping us to better understand how to answer our skeptical friends and neighbors. 


This is part one of a three-part series on epistemology. The next two weeks will feature our interview with Christian philosopher Dr. Esther Lightcap Meek about her 2003 book, Longing to Know - The Philosophy of Knowledge for Ordinary People.

Dr. Jamie Dew holds a PH.D in philosophy from the University of Birmingham (UK) and a Ph.D. in theological studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS). He currently serves as president at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (nobts.edu). He also earned a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Ministry is from SEBTS and his Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies is from Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa, Ga. Dr. Dew's publications include:

  •  Philosophy: A Christian Introduction, with Paul M. Gould (Baker, 2019)
  • Understanding Postmodernism: a Christian Perspective, with Stewart E. Kelly (IVP Academic, 2017)
  • God and the Problem of Evil: Five Views, with Chad Meister (IVP Academic, 2017)
  • How Do We Know? An Introduction to Epistemology, with Mark W. Foreman (IVP Academic, 2014)
  • God and Evil: The Case for God in a World filled with Pain, with Chad Meister (IVP Books, 2013)
  • Science and Theology: An Assessment of Alister McGrath's Critical Realist Perspective (Wipf & Stock, 2014)

    ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

    • Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Atheism by Robert M. Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism
    • Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Agnosticism by W. Russell Crawford: watchman.org/Agnostic
    • Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Scientism by and Luke Barnes and Daniel Ray: watchman.org/scientism
    • Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Street Epistemology by Daniel Ray: watchman.org/SE 
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