Faith: How to be Partial while Respecting the Evidence

Abstract

Some think that partiality is normative requirement of faith. Katherine Dormandy disagrees, arguing that partiality runs afoul of epistemic norms that faith requires. We offer an account of how one can respect the partiality requirement while respecting the epistemic norms as well. Central to the account is the role that confrontation plays in negotiating faith relationships in the face of damning evidence about the object of faith. We claim that in confrontation one satisfies the seemingly competing norms for faith.