The Soul of the World

In The Soul of the World Roger Scruton maintains that there are two fundamental worldviews, one of which attempts to reduce religion away, while the other, which he labels "cognitive dualism," maintains that there is a transcendental dimension to human life. The reductionist would be fully justified in asking, "So what?" Plantinga argues that what is needed to answer the nonbeliever who presents the problem of evil is a "negative theodicy," a demonstration that the theistic story is not logically impossible.