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Name:
William Payne Alston
W.P. Alston
Dates:
Born: 1921 in Shreveport, Louisiana
Died: n/a
Brought to the United States: 1857
Major Works:
Philosophy of Language (1964)
Divine Nature and Human Language (1989)
Perceiving God (1991)
Specializations:
Theology
Philosophy of Religion
Epistemology
Biography:
William Payne Alston has been one of the most important figures in the development of the
philosophy of religion in the United States - although, outside philosophical circles, his name
is not nearly so well known as many others. Nevertheless, Alston's role has been significant. He
was the founding editor of Faith and Philosophy, and influential philosophy journal, and
he was the first president of the Society of Christian Philosophers.
Alston's basic method was to apply the techniques of modern philosophy and logic to fundamental religious and theological questions. He has argued that personal religious experiences should qualify as reasonable grounds for belief in the truth of religious doctrines - for example, miracles or the existence of God.
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