The distinctive contribution that Christianity makes to
investigations of culture and science is that of a coherent vision
of truth - a unifying truth that takes flight on the two wings of
faith and reason. Against methodological reductionism,
philosophical nihilism, and postmodern skepticism, such a vision
affirms that the unity of truth is ultimate and personal and that
science and culture participate therein according to their own
geniuses.""On Wings of Faith and Reason"" provides reasons for a
unified vision of truth, while giving examples of the roles that
faith and reason play in scientific activities and cultural
expressions. Contributing authors from the fields of medicine,
ethics, philosophy, and theology argue that Christianity makes a
difference, not only in providing an understanding of the ultimate
origin and end of the human person, but in contributing to
practical applications. Christianity offers assurance about the
course of scientific and cultural inquiry, while encouraging
creative expression and personal excellence in its
execution.Against fideists, it is argued that reason has a
differentiated role to play in Christian efforts and theological
investigations. Against rationalists, it is argued not only that
faith builds up reason without making it a-rational or irrational,
but also that it is a source of knowledge, the denial of which
restricts not only our passive reception and active observation of
reality, but also our creative responses to it. The image of two
wings affirms that faith and reason exercise distinct roles, not
the same role, in a unified flight of knowledge. It refutes the
idea that isolated one-dimensional theories of truth will
satisfy.The contributors are Jude Dougherty, Kevin L. Flannery,
John Haas, Peter Kreeft, Richard John Neuhaus, Edmund Pellegrino,
and Robert Sokolowski.
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