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Faith and Reason, Part 5: Hume

January 27, 2019 by Mark Hansard Leave a Comment

Frequent ESN contributor and  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA Graduate & Faculty Ministries  Staff Mark Hansard explores David Hume's ideas in Part 5 of his  series on faith and reason. As you may remember,  Part 1  took a  brief look at a Scriptural basis for using reason and logic,  Part 2  discussed St. Augustine's ideas about faith and reason, Part 3  engaged with the thought of Aquinas, and Part 4 addressed John Locke. Image: Sculpture of David Hume. … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason, Part 5: Hume

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: creation, David Hume, Enlightenment, faith, faith and reason, faith and reason series, Miracles, origins, probability theory, skepticism

Faith and Reason Part 4: Locke

December 9, 2018 by Mark Hansard Leave a Comment

Frequent ESN contributor and  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA Graduate & Faculty Ministries  Staff Mark Hansard explores John Locke's ideas in Part 4 of his  series on faith and reason. As you may remember,  Part 1  took a  brief look at a Scriptural basis for using reason and logic, Part 2  discussed St. Augustine's ideas about faith and reason, and Part 3 engaged with the thought of Aquinas.  If you're looking for Advent content this week, check out our Resources for Advent post from last week, and plan to … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason Part 4: Locke

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: epistemology, evidence, faith, faith and reason, faith and reason series, John Locke, knowledge, nicholas wolterstorff, propositional logic, Revelation

Faith and Reason, Part 3: Aquinas

September 23, 2018 by Mark Hansard Leave a Comment

Frequent ESN contributor and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA Graduate & Faculty Ministries Staff Mark Hansard returns with Part 3 of a  series on faith and reason. As you may remember,  Part 1  took a  brief look at a Scriptural basis for using reason and logic, and Part 2 explored St. Augustine's ideas about faith and reason. Today, Mark explores the views of Thomas Aquinas on the issue.   We're always happy to share Mark's thoughtful writings. Interested in reading more by Mark? You can explore his … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason, Part 3: Aquinas

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: evidence, faith, faith and reason, faith and reason series, thomas aquinas, will

Faith and Reason, Part 2: Augustine

August 17, 2018 by Mark Hansard 1 Comment

Frequent ESN contributor and Graduate & Faculty Ministries Staff Mark Hansard returns with Part 2 of a summer series on faith and reason. As you may remember,  Part 1  took a  brief look at a Scriptural basis for using reason and logic. We're always happy to share Mark's thoughtful writings. Interested in reading more by Mark? You can explore his thoughts on learning about godly scholarships through Hebrews, his popular posts on The Fruit of the Spirit in Academia, or all of his literary and theological … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason, Part 2: Augustine

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Augustine, Confessions, faith, faith and reason, faith and reason series, grace, knowledge, Plato, reason, the fall, theology, will

Book Review: Silence and Beauty, by Makoto Fujimura

October 16, 2016 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering, Makoto Fujimura (foreward by Philip Yancey). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2016. Summary: A “layered” reflection on Shusako Endo's  Silence by a Japanese-American artist  that explores the Christian experience of persecution in Japan, and the connections between silence, suffering, and beauty, that may draw contemporary Japanese to faith. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Silence and Beauty, by Makoto Fujimura

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion Tagged With: faith, Fumi-e, Ground Zero, intervarsity press, Makoto-Fujimura, Nihonga, Shusako Endo, silence, Suffering

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