Jonathan Kvanvig is a contemporary American analytic philosopher working primarily in epistemology and philosophy of religion. He is best known for his influential work on the value of knowledge, the epistemology of understanding, and Christian eschatology. He has held positions at Texas A&M University, Baylor University, and Washington University in St. Louis.
Argued that understanding, not knowledge, is the primary epistemic goal worth pursuing
Defended universalism in Christian eschatology in 'The Problem of Hell' (1993)
Developed influential accounts of epistemic justification and coherentism
Examined divine omniscience and its limits in 'The Omniscience of God' (1986)
Contributed to debates on the Gettier problem and the nature of epistemic luck