Here, readers may be surprised to find that Plantinga does not try to argue against evolution itself. In order to examine this alleged conflict, Plantinga first takes on the article of science most often taken to discredit religion: evolution. Not only that, but, Plantinga argues, Christians should have a “particularly high regard” for science due to the foundations of the scientific enterprise on a study of the world. Because science has shown itself to be a reliable way to come to know the world, if religion is in direct conflict with science, then it would seem to discredit religion. The reason this alleged conflict is important is due, largely, to the success of the scientific enterprise. The first part of the book is dedicated to the superficial conflict between science and religious belief.
The very first line of the book outlines his central claim: “there is superficial conflict but deep concord between science and theistic religion, and superficial concord and deep conflict between science and naturalism.”1 Plantinga’s latest book, Where the Conflict Really Lies (hereafter WCRL) has therefore generated much interest as it has one of the foremost philosophers of religion taking on this highly contentious topic. There are few names bigger than Alvin Plantinga when it comes to philosophy of religion and there are few topics more hotly debated than science and religion.
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