Schellenberg on divine hiddenness andreligious scepticism

J. L. Schellenberg has constructed major arguments for atheism basedon divine hiddenness in two separate works. This paper reviews these argumentsand highlights how they are grounded in reflections on perfect divine love. However,Schellenberg also defends what he calls the ‘subject mode’ of religious scepticism.I argue that if one accepts Schellenberg’s scepticism, then the foundation of hisdivine-hiddenness arguments is undermined by calling into question some of hisconclusions regarding perfect divine love. In other words, if his scepticism is correct,then Schellenberg’s case for atheism cannot stand. Finally, I demonstrate how myargument avoids the many defences that Schellenberg has employed thus far indefending these particular atheistic arguments