Ramified Natural Theology
According to David Baggett and Ronnie Campbell, “...Swinburne distinguishes between “bare” natural theology (BNT) and “ramified” natural theology (RNT). At best, BNT gets us to a generic theistic concept of God--one that can be shared among most all theists...RNT, on the other hand, is an exercise in or a “natural extension” of BNT, which takes us from a generic theism to particular religious claims, such as Islam or Christianity...”
Here are some resources to help you get better acquainted with this developing area in philosophy of religion that has relevance to apologetics.
- Introductory Journal Articles
- Podcast
- Further Resources (forthcoming)