Reason and the Reasons of Faith (Theology for the Twenty-First Century)
"Is there a light of pure reason, or must the light of reason already anticipate the light of faith? Is faith an act of blind assent or is it a more intimate touching of the divine presence which fulfils, beyond mere argument, the aspirations of reason itself? Such questions concern the possibility of an integrated western culture, yet they are too seldom raised today. This book does raise them and boldly offers intricate and nuanced answers." -Catherine Pickstock, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge"At the end of a brutal century some may find it odd that Christians, and in particular John Paul II in Fides et Ratio, are calling for the recovery of reason. But this excellent book makes clear that of all people, Christians have a stake in reclaiming a robust understanding of reason. Not as a supplement to theology, but because reason is constitutive of the work of theology." -Stanley Hauerwas“ The contributors, all distinguished scholars, puncture inflated Enlightenment conceptions of autonomous reason by uncovering the fallibility of postlapsarian human cognition and showing how Christian doctrine and practice can restore reason's proper functioning. Strongly recommended for libraries at religious institutions and a useful purchase for all larger academic libraries.” –Library Journal, May 15, 2005 (Library Journal)“Strongly recommended for libraries at religious institutions and a useful purchase for all larger academic libraries.” –Charles Seymour, Library Journal, May 2005 (Library Journal)"...rich volume of quite remarkable and supremely intelligent essays. I rehearse this potted history of the neuralgic relationship between faith and reason for two reasons: to show how much the presentation of the Christian religion depends on getting their relationship right; and to highlight the importance of this book." -Commonweal&#184; January 27, 2006 (Commonweal)