''Faith and Philosophy'' is a peer-reviewed

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published by the

Society of Christian Philosophers The Society of Christian Philosophers (SCP) was founded in 1978. The society is open to anyone interested in philosophy who considers himself or herself a Christian. Membership is not restricted to any particular "school" of philosophy or to any ...

with support from

Asbury Theological Seminary Asbury Theological Seminary is a Christian Wesleyan seminary in the historical Methodist tradition located in Wilmore, Kentucky. It is the largest seminary of the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. It is known for its advocacy of egalitarianism, giving ...

and

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. It is currently edited by Thomas D. Senor. The journal aims to foster the philosophical examination of religion and Christian faith. In accordance with the goals of the society, ''Faith and Philosophy'' seeks to contribute to the continuing effort of the Christian community to articulate its faith in a way that will withstand critical examination, and to explore the implications of that faith for all aspects of human life. In 2019, the quarterly journal became a free open-access online publication and ceased both physical publication and online publication behind a pay wall. The journal's website is faithandphilosophy.com.

History

Shortly after the

began in 1978, its executive committee voted in 1982 to launch ''Faith and Philosophy'' with

William Alston William Payne Alston (November 29, 1921 – September 13, 2009) was an American philosopher. He is widely considered to be one of the most important epistemologists and philosophers of religion of the twentieth century, and is also known for hi ...

as the first Editor and Michael L. Peterson as Managing Editor. It took two years to solicit articles and lay the publishing infrastructure for the journal's first appearance in January 1984. During the later 1980s, the journal became widely recognized as the premiere scholarly journal in the philosophy of religion. The society and its journal were extremely influential both in reflecting and in leading the resurgence in philosophy of religion within professional philosophy. In addition to sponsorship by the Society of Christian Philosophers, ''Faith and Philosophy'' has also been supported by patrons, from both within and outside the society, who pledge contributions.

Editors

* 1984–1990:

* 1990–1995: Philip L. Quinn * 1995–2000: William Wainwright * 2000–2007:

William Hasker R. William Hasker (; born 1935) is an American philosopher and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Huntington University. For many years he was editor of the prestigious journal '' Faith and Philosophy''. He has published many jour ...

* 2007–2015: Thomas Flint * 2015–2020: Mark C. Murphy * 2020–present: Thomas D. Senor

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database, Christian Periodical Index,

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, Religion Index One, Religious and Theological Abstracts, and

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History

Editors

Abstracting and indexing

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