A Reasoned Faith
Author: John Baillie
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Published: 1963
Total Pages: 180
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Philosophy, Reasoned Belief, and Faith
Author: Paul Herrick
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Published: 2022-06-01
Total Pages: 624
ISBN-13: 0268202672
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis clear, readable introduction to philosophy presents a traditional theistic view of the existence of God. There are many fine introductions to philosophy, but few are written for students of faith by a teacher who is sensitive to the intellectual challenges they face studying in an environment that is often hostile to religious belief. Many introductory texts present short, easy-to-refute synopses of the traditional arguments for God’s existence, the soul, free will, and objective moral value rooted in God’s nature, usually followed by strong objections stated as if they are the last word. This formula may make philosophy easier to digest, but it gives many students the impression that there are no longer any good reasons to accept the beliefs just mentioned. Philosophy, Reasoned Belief, and Faith is written for philosophy instructors who want their students to take a deeper look at the classic theistic arguments and who believe that many traditional views can be rigorously defended against the strongest objections. The book is divided into four sections, focusing on philosophy of religion, an introduction to epistemology, philosophy of the human person, and philosophical ethics. The text challenges naturalism, the predominant outlook in the academic world today, while postmodernist relativism and skepticism are also examined and rejected. Students of faith—and students without faith—will deepen their worldviews by thoughtfully examining the philosophical arguments that are presented in this book. Philosophy, Reasoned Belief, and Faith will appeal to Christian teachers, analytic theists, home educators, and general readers interested in the classic arguments supporting a theistic worldview.
Reasoned Faith
Author: Eleonore Stump
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
Published: 2014-03
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781626549135
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith many Westerners questioning the merits of a secular society, a revival in the philosophy of religion has emerged. This collection of 14 groundbreaking essays challenges disciplinary boundaries by exploring new areas of inquiry into Judeo-Christian topics from an analytical and philosophical perspective. "Reasoned Faith," a compilation of writings by friends and students of the philosopher of religion, Norman Kretzmann, deepens our appreciation and understanding of the relationship between faith and reason. Eleonore Stump is the Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University, where she has taught since 1992. She has published extensively in philosophy of religion, contemporary metaphysics, and medieval philosophy. She is former president of the Society of Christian Philosophers, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, and the American Philosophical Association, Central Division.
Reason and Faith
Author: Michael Bergmann
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 0198732643
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume presents ten new essays in philosophy of religion that develop and critically engage themes from the work of Richard Swinburne--one of the most influential thinkers in the discipline over the last fifty years. Written by a team of experts, the essays focus on key debates in both natural theology and philosophical theology.
Reasonable Faith
Author: William Lane Craig
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 1433501155
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis updated edition by one of the world's leading apologists presents a systematic, positive case for Christianity that reflects the latest work in the contemporary hard sciences and humanities. Brilliant and accessible.
Is Faith in God Reasonable?
Author: Corey Miller
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-04-03
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 1134630379
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe question of whether faith in God is reasonable is of renewed interest in today’s academy. In light of this interest, as well as the rise of militant religion and terrorism and the emergent reaction by neo-atheism, this volume considers this important question from the views of contemporary scientists, philosophers, and in a more novel fashion, of rhetoricians. It is comprised of a public debate between William Lane Craig, supporting the position that faith in God is reasonable and Alex Rosenberg, arguing against that position. Scholars in the aforementioned fields then respond to the debate, representing both theistic and atheistic positions. The book concludes with rejoinders from Craig and Rosenberg.
Genesis, Evolution, and the Search for a Reasoned Faith
Author: Mary Katherine Birge
Publisher: Anselm Academic Christian Brothers Pub.
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780884897552
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFour scholars engage in respectful dialogue about the relationship between science and religion. Using as their starting point the ongoing discussion regarding evolutionary theory and the biblical accounts of creation, these scholars present an integrated analysis demonstrating the intimate and not antagonistic relationship of their respective disciplines. Readers will encounter an exploration of the history and meaning of the biblical creation accounts, the nature of scientific investigation, the ethical and philosophical significance of the theory of evolution, and the need for a theology that embraces evolution.--From publisher's description.
Reasonable Faith
Author: John Haldane
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-02-25
Total Pages: 447
ISBN-13: 1135165491
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this awaited follow up to his book Faithful Reason, the well-known philosopher and Catholic thinker John Haldane brings his unrivalled insight to bear on questions of the existence of God and the nature and destiny of the human soul. His arguments weave elements drawn from philosophy of mind, epistemology and aesthetics, together with recurrent features of human experience to create a structure that simultaneously frames and supports ideas such as that the cosmos is a creation, human beings transcend their material composition, and that human fulfilment lies beyond death. As in many of his other writings this volume blends themes from Aquinas with insights drawn from analytical philosophy and further establishes John Haldane as the leading 'analytical thomist'.
Reconciling Faith and Reason
Author: Thomas P. Rausch
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780814659564
DOWNLOAD EBOOK..".what Rausch offers his readers is hope for the future of the Catholic Church."
Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization
Author: Samuel Gregg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2019-06-25
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 1621579069
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Gregg's book is the closet thing I've encountered in a long time to a one-volume user's manual for operating Western Civilization." —The Stream "Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization offers a concise intellectual history of the West through the prism of the relationship between faith and reason." —Free Beacon The genius of Western civilization is its unique synthesis of reason and faith. But today that synthesis is under attack—from the East by radical Islam (faith without reason) and from within the West itself by aggressive secularism (reason without faith). The stakes are incalculably high. The naïve and increasingly common assumption that reason and faith are incompatible is simply at odds with the facts of history. The revelation in the Hebrew Scriptures of a reasonable Creator imbued Judaism and Christianity with a conviction that the world is intelligible, leading to the flowering of reason and the invention of science in the West. It was no accident that the Enlightenment took place in the culture formed by the Jewish and Christian faiths. We can all see that faith without reason is benighted at best, fanatical and violent at worst. But too many forget that reason, stripped of faith, is subject to its own pathologies. A supposedly autonomous reason easily sinks into fanaticism, stifling dissent as bigoted and irrational and devouring the humane civilization fostered by the integration of reason and faith. The blood-soaked history of the twentieth century attests to the totalitarian forces unleashed by corrupted reason. But Samuel Gregg does more than lament the intellectual and spiritual ruin caused by the divorce of reason and faith. He shows that each of these foundational principles corrects the other’s excesses and enhances our comprehension of the truth in a continuous renewal of civilization. By recovering this balance, we can avoid a suicidal winner-take-all conflict between reason and faith and a future that will respect neither.
