Rethinking the Circularity between Faith and Reason
In this article, I focus on the circular relationship that, in his 1998 encyclical, Jean Paul II argued there is between faith and reason. I first note that this image of circularity needs some explaining, because it is not clear where exactly the circular process begins and ends. I then argue that...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
[2019]
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Philosophy & theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 31, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 59-77 |
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Johannes Paul, II., Pope 1920-2005, Fides et ratio
/ Maritain, Jacques 1882-1973
/ Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274
/ Faith
/ Reason
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | In this article, I focus on the circular relationship that, in his 1998 encyclical, Jean Paul II argued there is between faith and reason. I first note that this image of circularity needs some explaining, because it is not clear where exactly the circular process begins and ends. I then argue that an explanation can be found in Aquinas’s reflection on the gift of understanding. Aquinas referred to the virtue of faith as caused by God, which promotes human reason, and this in turn strengthens the certainty of faith. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-828X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/philtheol2020519122 |