For centuries, perhaps even dating to the original compilation of the Bible, it has been recognized that the Good Book has a number of inconsistencies and ambiguities. This introduces the element of uncertainty into any interpretation and forces faithful and unfaithful alike to seek another means of bringing their lives into sharper definition. This sharper definition is essential to truly live the enlightened life of the faithful, as one must have a clear idea of one’s beliefs and their basis if one is to live in harmony with them, but the problem remains how to attain the necessary clarity. Philosophy has arisen as the answer. In their book, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview , JP Moreland and William Lane Craig outline the various ways in which philosophy has helped bolster the Christian worldview. To start, the authors illustrate how philosophy provides doubting hearts with better ‘proof’ of God’s existence than that offered by the assertions made in the Bible itself. While many Christians tend to look upon philosophy as a practice that attacks the faith and is thus an enemy, Moreland and Craig suggest that it is only through philosophy that the questions thrown up against Christianity can be answered. Understanding the Christian perspective from a philosophical point of view not only helps the Christian understand his own faith better, but enables him to engage in thoughtful conversation with others, believers or non-believers, on a more intellectual and therefore supported level. “Make no mistake about it. Ideas matter. The ideas one really believes largely determine the kind of person one becomes. Everyone has a philosophy of life. That is not optional. What is optional and, thus, of extreme importance is the adequacy of one’s philosophy of life” (11). Although the authors admit that the use of philosophy has tapered off in recent years as the church continuously backs away from it, they offer up several historical references in which philosophy has been actively employed by leaders of the church, including John Wesley, as a means of supporting their doctrine. Each of the six parts of the book explores how some element of philosophy affects or supports the Christian worldview. The first segment is epistemology. Basically, epistemology refers to the study of knowledge. As they discuss the seeming contention between science, which depends upon certain logical proofs, and religion, which operates almost exclusively on faith, Moreland and Craig illustrate the need for a more scientific or ‘proved’ consideration of the basic tenets of faith in an increasingly globalized world in which many faiths must co-exist. One the primary stumbling blocks in attempting to come to an intellectual understanding of faith remains lodged in the realm of skepticism. As the authors launch into a more detailed discussion of this, they offer foundationalism as a possible solution and illustrate verificationism as merely a self-refuting logical loop. Rather than deny the fascinating possibilities of metaphysics, Moreland and Craig embrace the study of the inner essence of things through another entire segment. This branch of philosophy considers such ideas as the dualism betw