Reason and the Rule of Faith Conversations in the Tradition with John Paul II [Paperback]

[T]his is an impressive volume of well-written essays that will reward careful reading by those interested in the questions of faith and reason in the thought of Aquinas and John Paul II.Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, these essays are from seminars sponsored by the Center for Catholic Studies and the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity. Focusing specifically on the works of John Paul II, the authors set the work of his pontificate within the illuminating light of living intellectual tradition.Inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, these essays are the fruit of a series of seminars sponsored by the Center for Catholic Studies and the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. With a special focus on the works of John Paul II (especially Veritatis Splendor and Fides et Ratio), the authors bring to light a host of considerations that set the work of his pontificate within the illuminating light of the living intellectual tradition.Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Part 4 SECTION ONE: The Intellectual Landscape Encountered by the Catholic Intellectual Part 5 SECTION TWO: Questions on the Nature and Importance of Truth for the Catholic Intellectual Part 6 SECTION THREE: Person, Freedom and the Good in Contemporary Intellectual Culture Chapter 7 Bibliography Chapter 8 Index of Names Chapter 9 ContributorsChristopher J. Thompson is the academic dean and a professor of moral theology at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity. He holds an M.A. from Saint Louis University and a Ph.D. from Marquette University. Steven A. Long is a professor of theology at Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida. He holds an M.A. from the University of Toledo and a Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America.