The Angelic Doctor, as one might well guess from the title, is Jacques Maritain's biography of Thomas Aquinas, as well as a treatise on the philosophy of monolithic thinker. The latter portions of the book are especially devoted to discussing the philosophy of Aquinas as it affects us today and laying out what Maritain believes … Continue reading Book Review: The Angelic Doctor – By Jacques Maritain
In the realm of thought the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of scholasticism, in the realm of politics a time of guilds and the roots of nationalism, in the realm of religion a time of monastic reform, and in the realm of expression it was a time of the Gothic, in painting, sculpture, and primarily … Continue reading Gothic Cathedrals & Medieval Symbolism
od and Philosophy is author Etienne Gilson's history of philosophy as regards its relationship with the idea of God and the demonstration of his existence. The text is divided into four sections: God and Greek Philosophy, God and Christian Philosophy, God and Modern Philosophy, and Contemporary Thought, roughly following the progression of thought from the … Continue reading Book Review: God and Philosophy – By Etienne Gilson
All throughout history, and especially since the Enlightenment, the question of how we know what we know has been a big question. Within Christianity this has played out in the debate of how faith and reason interact - is one to have precedence over the other, and if so, how does this work itself out … Continue reading Book Review: Faith Beyond Reason, A Kierkegaardian Account – By C. Stephen Evans
The caption for this book is "a penetrating analysis of the trends in modern thought." The goal of the book is to provide an brief overview and outline of the past 800 years of theological/philosophical progress - especially as relates to the development of the modern theological climate (though note that the book was published … Continue reading Book Review: Escape from Reason – Francis Schaeffer
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