Overview
Is it possible to be both a religious believer and a professional philosopher? This work brings together a group of Catholic philosophers concerned with the question of the proper relationship between faith and the life of the intellect. The contributors raise and discuss, from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and philosophical and religious interests, the central question of how philosophers who are religious believers deal with the relationship between their religious beliefs and their research and scholarly work. The essays consider such questions as: What is the correct relationship between one's religion and one's research aims and objectives? Does one's religious belief complement, or conflict with, one's scholarship and teaching? To what extent are Christian philosophers motivated in their work by religious faith? The contributors offer personal reflections on the way in which faith and philosophy are integrated in their own lives.
Full Product Details
Author: Curtis L. Hancock ,
Brendan Sweetman ,
Richard John Neuhaus
Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press
Imprint: The Catholic University of America Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.386kg
ISBN: 9780813213118
ISBN 10: 0813213118
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 11 July 2003
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""For Christians who cannot help thinking about the truth of what they believe to be true, the philosophical task is inescapable. The authors of this book represent different 'schools' of philosophy, but for each the life of faith and the life of the intellect is one life. Which is how it must be, if ever we are to overcome the tragic bifurcation of recent centuries and restore to public reason wisdom and wonder."" - From the Foreword by Richard John Neuhaus"
For Christians who cannot help thinking about the truth of what they believe to be true, the philosophical task is inescapable. The authors of this book represent different 'schools' of philosophy, but for each the life of faith and the life of the intellect is one life. Which is how it must be, if ever we are to overcome the tragic bifurcation of recent centuries and restore to public reason wisdom and wonder. - From the Foreword by Richard John Neuhaus
Author Information
Curtis L. Hancock is Professor of Philosophy at Rockhurst University, coauthor of How Should I Live? and coeditor of Freedom, Virtue and the Common Good. Brendan Sweetman is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Rockhurst University, and coeditor of Contemporary Perspectives on Religious Epistemology. Hancock and Sweetman are coauthors of Truth and Religious Belief.
