G.K. Chesterton wrote:
He attacked logic - it's bad theology.
One way to 'justify' faith, would be to read either Chesterton, or Aquinas. Both did a very elegant job, within their individual lights.
G.K. Chesterton wrote:
He attacked logic - it's bad theology.
One way to 'justify' faith, would be to read either Chesterton, or Aquinas. Both did a very elegant job, within their individual lights.
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Cody POWPOW on January 22, 2008, 3:50 AM
Thank you sir,
i am already quite familiar with the classical greek reasoning of T. Aquinas and many other of the church fathers, who sadly still hold more weight then most of the emlightenment philosophers. lately i have been quite amused by the work of Karl Barth. As for Chesterton i will have to do my homework. i’ll let you know how i feel about him in a few days.
Cheers
bernard wolsieffer on January 24, 2008, 8:06 PM
cody
chesterton is not a ‘church father’ in the traditional sense; he was a convert who not only wrote lucid and fun pieces about aquinas, but also wrote the father brown mysteries, a short series of essays on dickens, as well as other editorial gems of their period. To say he has a sense of humour is to say that you have to really work to find it, but it’s there in nearly all of his writing.
bernard wolsieffer on January 24, 2008, 8:08 PM
cody:
I also was not specifically coming in from a ‘catholic’ point of view; i merely find aquinas and chesterton to be particularly effective at explaining the notion of ‘justification of faith’ as an idea for anyone of nearly any religious subscription. See especially the father brown mysteries, as he addresses this issue in some of the good priest’s monologues.
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