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Others throughout church history have rejected natural theology. For example, [[Karl Barth]], one of the most influential Protestant theologians of the 20th century, sought to demonstrate that God can only be known through [[special revelation]]. Both he and [[Paul Tillich]] debated over this issue, Tillich arguing that revelation never runs counter to reason. Calvinists tend to reject natural theology on the basis that mankind is so bound by sin that they can know nothing of God except that which is revealed to them.
Supporters of natural theology, like Tillich and Aquinas (among others), have argued that the existence of God can be known through reason. Many "proofs" for the existnence existence of God have been created, however, theologians have often rejected these proofs on the basis that they do not end up with the Christian God of the Bible.
Well -known natural theologians today are Alvin Plantinga, Richard Swinburne, and J.P. Moreland.
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