Editor’s Introduction Craig J. Hazen 327

forum on eriK J. Wielenberg’s Robust Ethics 329

Adam Lloyd Johnson, William Lane Craig, P HILOSO P HIA C HRISTI Tyler Dalton McNabb, Mark C. Murphy & Erik J. Wielenberg

Articles The Imago Dei and Blaise Pascal’s Jonathan Threlfall 379 Abductive Anthropological Argument Does the Purpose Theory of the Meaning Elliott R. Crozat 401 of Life Entail an Irrational God? Theistic Evolution, Intelligent Robert Larmer 415 Design, and the Charge of Deism The Open Theistic Multiverse Timothy Blank 429 The Argument from Disagreement Christopher W. Love 443 to Moral Skepticism Origen on Demonic Ignorance Travis Dumsday 463 Christian Materialism and Demonic Temptation Matthew J. Hart 481 Intentionality contra Physicalism Dallas Willard & 497 Brandon Rickabaugh

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Extending the Debate on the Victor Reppert 517 Argument from Reason Volume 20 Number 2 2018 Retiring the Argument from Reason David Kyle Johnson 541

Philosophical Notes

Evil Does Not Pose Any Special Benjamin H. Arbour & 567 Forum on Problem for Berkeleyan Idealism Gregory E. Trickett EriK J. Wielenberg’s Robust Ethics What’s Wrong with Theistic Evolution? William Hasker 581

Book Reviews 591

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issn 1529-1634 Volume 20, Number 2 2018

Philosophia Christi

Editor’s Introduction Craig J. Hazen 327

Forum on Erik J. Wielenberg’s Robust Ethics

Introduction to the American Adam Lloyd Johnson 331 Academy of Religion Panel Forum on Erik Wielenberg’s Robust Ethics Erik Wielenberg’s Metaphysics of Morals William Lane Craig 333 Wile E. Coyote and the Craggy Rocks Tyler Dalton McNabb 339 Below: The Perils of Godless Ethics No Creaturely Intrinsic Value Mark C. Murphy 347 Fortifying the Petard: A Response to Adam Lloyd Johnson 357 One of Erik Wielenberg’s Criticisms of the Divine Command Theory Reply to Craig, Murphy, McNabb, and Johnson Erik J. Wielenberg 365

Articles

The Imago Dei and Blaise Pascal’s Jonathan Mark Threlfall 379 Abductive Anthropological Argument Does the Purpose Theory of the Meaning Elliott R. Crozat 401 of Life Entail an Irrational God? Theistic Evolution, Intelligent Robert Larmer 415 Design, and the Charge of Deism The Open Theistic Multiverse Timothy Blank 429 The Argument from Disagreement to Christopher W. Love 443 Moral Skepticism: A “Worldview” Reply Origen on Demonic Ignorance: And Why It Might Travis Dumsday 463 Still Matter for the Theology of World Christian Materialism and Demonic Temptation Matthew J. Hart 481 Intentionality contra Physicalism: On Dallas Willard and 497 the Mind’s Independence from the Body Brandon Rickabaugh Extending the Debate on the Argument from Victor Reppert 517 Reason: A Further Response to David K. Johnson Retiring the Argument from Reason: David Kyle Johnson 541 Another Reply to Reppert Philosophical Notes

Evil Does Not Pose Any Special Benjamin H. Arbour and 567 Problem for Berkeleyan Idealism: Gregory E. Trickett An Idealist Response to John DePoe What’s Wrong with Theistic Evolution? William Hasker 581

Book Reviews

Nicholas Rescher, Metaphysical Perspectives J. P. Moreland 593 Geraint Lewis and Luke Barnes, A Fortunate William Lane Craig 596 Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos Ola Hössjer, Becoming a Christian: Lydia McGrew 599 Combining Prior Belief, Evidence, and Will

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Editor’s Introduction

You have in your hands right now the fortieth issue of Philosophia Christi— that adds up to twenty years of publishing for the journal under my supervision as editor. And if you have not heard yet, I will be ending my tenure as editor with this issue. Here in my last editor’s introduction it gives me great pleasure to introduce the new editor. After a careful months-long search, the Executive Committee of the Evangelical Philosophical Society has invited Dr. Ross Inman to assume the chair. Ross holds a PhD from Trinity College, Dublin, and MA degrees in both philosophy and theology from the Talbot School of Theology at Biola Uni- versity. He is currently Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Phi- losophy Department in the School of Theology at Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary. His main research interests have been in metaphysics and philosophy of religion. With the new guiding hand, don’t be surprised if you see a new look or pos- sibly even a shift in the kinds of articles and topics that make the cut. (Although if you’re hoping for more nephrology, haiku, or naval history, you’re probably not going to get it.) I’m really looking forward to seeing what Ross does with the journal. And please continue to be as kind to him as you’ve been to me and my editorial team over the years—especially when we have had to pass on your submission. You’ve all been so gracious. Due to limited page space, we have had to exclude some really wonderful essays, and that always grieved us. (But, hey, maybe you can dust off the old submission and try your luck with the new guy!) It was just today (December 19, 2018) that I got the complete proofs of this issue for my final read through. Final issue, final read through. I had a busy day planned, but when the PDF landed in my inbox it ruined my plans. I opened the file and started reading. I got caught up in it and pretty much forgot about everything else I was supposed to do today. I’ve had that experience over and over through the years and it has always been a great bit of personal evidence for me that we are on the right track. In other words, if I get excited about the mate- rial in the journal, there is a good chance that a lot of my colleagues will also be stimulated by the content. Seeing volume 20, number 2, was nearly as exciting for me as seeing volume 1, number 1. Thank you technical editor, Gary Hartenburg. Thank you managing editor, Betty Talbert. Thank you consulting editor, Joe Gorra. Thank you countless ref- erees and reviewers. Thank you book review editors, Chad Meister and Timothy Erdel. Thank you past EPS presidents, William Lane Craig, Paul Copan, and Angus Menuge. Thank you all for a wonderful twenty years. I’m looking forward to seeing the evangelical philosophical future unfold over the next twenty years in the pages of Philosophia Christi. Craig J. Hazen Biola University