Externalism, Warrant, and the Question of Relativism

Abstract According to James K.A. Smith, contemporary epistemology is overly focused on the noetic. Smith offers a counter-epistemology drawn from pentecostal spirituality that narrative, affective, and embodied. Richard Davis Paul Franks criticize this model argue it succumbs story-relativism arbitrariness. This article defends against their critiques through three steps. First, exposits Smith’s affective in order identify areas are relevant critiques. Second, outlines analyzes critiques, reveals which they fundamentally misunderstand presents commitment epistemological objectivism. Finally, utilizing Alvin Plantinga’s externalist warrant model, argues Reformed can assist consistent ways. If following argument successful, then postmodern be reimagined as an overcomes charges of relativism