Jenkin

modernEarly Modern Christian Apologetics

1656 – 1727

Robert Jenkin (1656–1727) was an English theologian and Christian apologist associated with Cambridge. He is best known for his work 'The Reasonableness and Certainty of the Christian Religion' (1700), in which he engaged evidential and probabilistic reasoning in defense of Christian revelation. His arguments contributed to early modern discussions of epistemic standards for religious belief.

Notable Achievements

Authored 'The Reasonableness and Certainty of the Christian Religion' (1700), a major apologetic work

Applied probabilistic and evidential reasoning to the defense of Christian revelation

Contributed to early modern debates on the standards of evidence required for rational religious belief

Engaged with Deist critics using the epistemic frameworks of his era

Positions & Arguments(1)

Natural Theology

claim

The objection that probabilistic arguments are only of interest when founded on all relevant available evidence is not a legitimate objection against confirmatory probabilistic arguments