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Faith and Reason

Author : Brian Besong
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1642290734
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Faith and Reason written by Brian Besong and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too smart to believe in God? The twelve philosophers in this book are too smart not to, and their finely honed reasoning skills and advanced educations are on display as they explain their reasons for believing in Christianity and entering the Roman Catholic Church. Among the twelve converts are well-known professors and writers including Peter Kreeft, Edward Feser, J. Budziszewski, Candace Vogler, and Robert Koons. Each story is unique; yet each one details the various perceptible ways God drew these lovers of wisdom to himself and to the Church. In every case, reason played a primary role. It had to, because being a Catholic philosopher is no easy task when the majority of one's colleagues thinks that religious faith is irrational. Although the reasonableness of the Catholic faith captured the attention of these philosophers and cleared a space into which the seed of supernatural faith could be planted, in each of these essays the attentive reader will find a fully human story. The contributions are not merely collections of arguments; they are stories of grace.

Dialogues between Faith and Reason

Author : John H. Smith
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801463270
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Dialogues between Faith and Reason written by John H. Smith and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary theologian Hans Küng has asked if the "death of God," proclaimed by Nietzsche as the event of modernity, was inevitable. Did the empowering of new forms of rationality in Western culture beginning around 1500 lead necessarily to the reduction or privatization of faith? In Dialogues between Faith and Reason, John H. Smith traces a major line in the history of theology and the philosophy of religion down the "slippery slope" of secularization—from Luther and Erasmus, through Idealism, to Nietzsche, Heidegger, and contemporary theory such as that of Derrida, Habermas, Vattimo, and Asad. At the same time, Smith points to the persistence of a tradition that grew out of the Reformation and continues in the mostly Protestant philosophical reflection on whether and how faith can be justified by reason. In this accessible and vigorously argued book, Smith posits that faith and reason have long been locked in mutual engagement in which they productively challenge each other as partners in an ongoing "dialogue." Smith is struck by the fact that although in the secularized West the death of God is said to be fundamental to the modern condition, our current post-modernity is often characterized as a "postsecular" time. For Smith, this means not only that we are experiencing a broad-based "return of religion" but also, and more important for his argument, that we are now able to recognize the role of religion within the history of modernity. Emphasizing that, thanks to the logos located "in the beginning," the death of God is part of the inner logic of the Christian tradition, he argues that this same strand of reasoning also ensures that God will always "return" (often in new forms). In Smith's view, rational reflection on God has both undermined and justified faith, while faith has rejected and relied on rational argument. Neither a defense of atheism nor a call to belief, his book explores the long history of their interaction in modern religious and philosophical thought.

Reformation, Resistance, and Reason of State (1517-1625)

Author : Sarah Mortimer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199674884
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Reformation, Resistance, and Reason of State (1517-1625) written by Sarah Mortimer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume charts the development of political thought between 1517-1625. Drawing on a wide range of sources from Europe and beyond, it offers a new reading of early modern political thought, making connections between Christian Europe and the Muslim societies that lay to its south and east.

Natural Law, Constitutionalism, Reason of State, and War

Author : J. A. Fernández-Santamaría
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820476384
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (763 download)

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Download or read book Natural Law, Constitutionalism, Reason of State, and War written by J. A. Fernández-Santamaría and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2005 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural Law, Constitutionalism, Reason of State, and War: Counter-Reformation Spanish Political Thought (Volumes I and II) aims at understanding how Spanish thinkers in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries approached the emerging institution of the state. The volumes are divided evenly into four distinct but related parts that cover the Spaniards' central concerns. In the first, a fundamental question is asked: Is the state a natural institution? In the second, the theme is the best form of government. The third part is concerned with the imperative need to define the ethical boundaries beyond which the state must not trespass. Finally, the fourth part examines the question of war as an instrument of policy.

Faith and Reason in Kierkegaard

Author : F. Russell Sullivan
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761849351
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Faith and Reason in Kierkegaard written by F. Russell Sullivan and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2009-11-11 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work, Sullivan analyzes the relationship between faith and reason in Kierkegaard's philosophy. Kierkegaard is widely considered to be an irrationalist. Sullivan argues that he views faith as reasonable in a distinct way that must be uncovered. In some of his pseudonymous works, Kierkegaard speaks of the movement of faith as paradoxical and absurd. There is evidence from his non-pseudonymous works that Kierkgaard does not consider faith irrational. He denigrates reason only in that he wishes to impress upon nominal Christians (who look upon faith only as a body of doctrine) that more and more understanding of the tenets of faith can never yield logical certainty. The doctrines of faith can be argued pro and contra. For Kierkgaard, faith in this context is illogical, but not irrational. In his religious works, Kierkgaard's notion of reason is inextricably tied in with that of his recalcitrance of the will. Reason (logic and speculative thought) attests to its own limits in regard to doctrinal faith, but it also can point to that which is a reasonable step, even when logic alone is of no avail. For Kierkgaard, subjectivity is a necessary - but not sufficient - condition of religious faith. In actuality, Kierkgaard is not presenting an epistemological theory at all, but through his pseudonymous authors' emphasis upon subjectivity he hopes that nominal Christians will begin to experience the need for Christ. Kierkgaard believes that only if inauthentic Christians realize that the religious option cannot be decided by logical inquiry into the doctrines of faith, and then experience their own inauthenticity and the futility of any unaided willful efforts to remedy it, will the act of faith in Christ as a viable alternative appear as reasonable.

The Oxford Handbook of Leibniz

Author : Maria Rosa Antognazza
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
ISBN 13 : 0199744726
Total Pages : 825 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Leibniz written by Maria Rosa Antognazza and published by Oxford Handbooks. This book was released on 2018 with total page 825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a uniquely comprehensive, systematic, and up-to-date appraisal of Leibniz's thought thematically organized around its diverse but interrelated aspects. By pulling together the best specialized work in the many domains to which Leibniz contributed, its ambition is to offer the most rounded picture of Leibniz's endeavors currently available.

Faith and Reason from Plato to Plantinga

Author : Dewey J. Hoitenga Jr.
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438406932
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Faith and Reason from Plato to Plantinga written by Dewey J. Hoitenga Jr. and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1991-07-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the historical lineages of Alvin Plantinga's religious epistemology from Plato through Augustine and Calvin. It focuses upon this epistemology as a philosophical interpretation of what is generally taken to be a narrow theological doctrine. The author provides a textually based and closely reasoned introduction to the epistemological ideas of Plato, Augustine, Calvin, Plantinga, and several other writers and shows the continuity of a certain approach to the knowledge of God; it may be called the Platonic—Augustinian—Reformed (or Calvinist) approach.

The Dawkins Delusion?

Author : Alister McGrath
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830868739
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Dawkins Delusion? written by Alister McGrath and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alister McGrath and Joanna Collicutt McGrath present a reliable assessment of The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, famed atheist and scientist, and the many questions this book raises--including, above all, the relevance of faith and the quest for meaning.

Encyclical Letter, Fides Et Ratio, of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II

Author : Catholic Church. Pope (1978-2005 : John Paul II)
Publisher : USCCB Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781574553024
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Encyclical Letter, Fides Et Ratio, of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II written by Catholic Church. Pope (1978-2005 : John Paul II) and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Constitutional Reason of State

Author : Carl Joachim Friedrich
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789126304
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Constitutional Reason of State written by Carl Joachim Friedrich and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-05 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE PRESENT STUDY proposes to explore the history of the problem of ‘reason of state’ in a constitutional political order. The writers treated belong among the ‘great’ in modern political thought and therefore it is not and cannot be a question of dealing with the integral thought of the writers here examined. All we can hope to do is to seek out those aspects which bear more immediately upon this particular problem. Ratio status,—the very term shows that we are moving within the context of the great tradition of Western rationalism, where everything has its particular ratio or inner rationale which it behoves the mind to grasp and to understand. For the idea of such rationes is prominent in the Middle Ages,—an aspect of the matter which receives scant attention in Friedrich Meinecke’s magistral treatment of the subject Die Idee der Staatsräson in der Neueren Geschichte published in 1925 and by now become something of a classic. Perhaps partly because of his lack of sympathy for this rational basis of the idea which he was discussing, he also paid scant attention to that aspect of it which we are particularly concerned with here: reason of state in its application to the government of law, the constitutional order, in short ‘constitutional reason of state’ or more precisely ‘reason of the constitutional state.’

Botero: The Reason of State

Author : Giovanni Botero
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107141826
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Botero: The Reason of State written by Giovanni Botero and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly influential anti-Machiavellian text is an important primary source for the understanding of early modern political thought.

For God's Sake

Author : Antony Loewenstein
Publisher : Macmillan Publishers Aus.
ISBN 13 : 1743289138
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book For God's Sake written by Antony Loewenstein and published by Macmillan Publishers Aus.. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four Australian thinkers come together to ask and answer the big questions, such as: What is the nature of the universe? Doesn't religion cause most of the conflict in the world? and Where do we find hope? We are introduced to the detail of different belief systems - Judaism, Christianity, Islam - and to the argument that atheism, like organised religion, has its own compelling logic. And we gain insight into the life events that led each author to their current position. Jane Caro flirted briefly with spiritual belief, inspired by 19th century literary heroines such as Elizabeth Gaskell and the Brontë sisters. Antony Lowenstein is proudly culturally, yet unconventionally, Jewish. Simon Smart is firmly and resolutely a Christian, but one who has had some of his most profound spiritual moments while surfing. Rachel Woodlock grew up in the alternative embrace of Baha'i belief but became entranced by its older parent religion, Islam. Provocative, informative and passionately argued, For God's Sake encourages us to accept religious differences but to also challenge more vigorously the beliefs that create discord.

Faith, Reason, and the Plague in Seventeenth-century Tuscany

Author : Carlo M. Cipolla
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393000450
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Faith, Reason, and the Plague in Seventeenth-century Tuscany written by Carlo M. Cipolla and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1981 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recreates the struggles within plague-stricken Italy, relating events that led to a confrontation between the advocates of science and the followers of faith.

Where the Conflict Really Lies

Author : Alvin Plantinga
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199812101
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Where the Conflict Really Lies written by Alvin Plantinga and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this long-awaited book, pre-eminent analytical philosopher Alvin Plantinga argues that the conflict between science and theistic religion is actually superficial, and that at a deeper level they are in concord.

Dynamics of Faith

Author : Paul Tillich
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0060937130
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Dynamics of Faith written by Paul Tillich and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2001-10-16 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the greatest books ever written on the subject, Dynamics of Faithis a primer in the philosophy of religion. Paul Tillich, a leading theologian of the twentieth century, explores the idea of faith in all its dimensions, while defining the concept in the process. This graceful and accessible volume contains a new introduction by Marion Pauck, Tillich's biographer.

Keeping Your Kids on God's Side

Author : Natasha Crain
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0736965084
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Keeping Your Kids on God's Side written by Natasha Crain and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Answers to Their Hard Questions about Christianity How do we know Jesus existed? Are Christians less intelligent than atheists? How can a loving God send people to hell? In a culture of secularism and skepticism, your kids are bound to encounter questions like these and many more—and you have both the duty and honor of equipping them with the training they need for a lasting faith. From author and speaker Natasha Crain, Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side provides 40 concise, compelling responses to culture’s most common challenges to Christianity. As you read, you will build a strong foundation of Christian apologetics as you survey the many reasons for being confident in the truth of Christianity gain the wisdom and encouragement to have honest, informed, and age-appropriate discussions about faith with your children discover tools for teaching your kids the critical thinking skills they’ll need to navigate differing worldviews An excellent starting point, refresher course, or reference guide for every Christian parent, this book prepares you to answer your kids’ questions about Christianity with clarity and keep the door open for ongoing conversation about why they can be confident in Christ.

Red State Religion

Author : Robert Wuthnow
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691150559
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Red State Religion written by Robert Wuthnow and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Kansas really tells us about red state America No state has voted Republican more consistently or widely or for longer than Kansas. To understand red state politics, Kansas is the place. It is also the place to understand red state religion. The Kansas Board of Education has repeatedly challenged the teaching of evolution, Kansas voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional ban on gay marriage, the state is a hotbed of antiabortion protest—and churches have been involved in all of these efforts. Yet in 1867 suffragist Lucy Stone could plausibly proclaim that, in the cause of universal suffrage, "Kansas leads the world!" How did Kansas go from being a progressive state to one of the most conservative? In Red State Religion, Robert Wuthnow tells the story of religiously motivated political activism in Kansas from territorial days to the present. He examines how faith mixed with politics as both ordinary Kansans and leaders such as John Brown, Carrie Nation, William Allen White, and Dwight Eisenhower struggled over the pivotal issues of their times, from slavery and Prohibition to populism and anti-communism. Beyond providing surprising new explanations of why Kansas became a conservative stronghold, the book sheds new light on the role of religion in red states across the Midwest and the United States. Contrary to recent influential accounts, Wuthnow argues that Kansas conservatism is largely pragmatic, not ideological, and that religion in the state has less to do with politics and contentious moral activism than with relationships between neighbors, friends, and fellow churchgoers. This is an important book for anyone who wants to understand the role of religion in American political conservatism.