Certain Faith
Analogy of Being and the Affirmation of Belief
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Hardback
£65.00
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780761857495
Number of Pages: 252
Published: 16/12/2011
Width: 16.3 cm
Height: 24.1 cm
The contention that any beliefs, let alone faith, can be certain is anathema to our postmodern culture. Yet it has been the perennial teaching of the Church that, by means of our natural reason, we can attain certain knowledge of the existence of God. This book builds upon the fact that there is an intrinsic, formative principle within thought—namely, being. Such a fact will be beneficial to anyone seeking to ground a clear and certain understanding of the nature of faith. Those unfamiliar with the idea of analogy of being will be intrigued by this concept’s depth and compass. After securing this idea within natural theology, Barry R. Pearlman goes on to thread the analogy of being through cosmology, Christology, the nature of the Church, and the moral and spiritual life. This book is designed to take the reader from a situation of doubt, then through faith and the understanding of virtue, to arrive finally at the threshold of contemplation.
Preface
Part One: Reality
Chapter 1: A Certain Idea
Chapter 2: Creation
Chapter 3: Good and Evil
Part Two: Wisdom
Chapter 4: Son of God
Chapter 5: Lamb of God
Chapter 6: Christ the King
Part Three: Spirit
Chapter 7: Purgation
Chapter 8: Illumination
Chapter 9: Union
Bibliography
Index
Whether you are inquiring into Christianity or simply attempting to deepen your understanding, possessing a single book that covers so much and gives an organic sense of the Catholic faith as an inter-connected whole is a great gift, and this thoroughly up-to-date and intelligent volume is worth more than its weight in gold. A Certain Faith is a remarkable achievement, both inspiring and uplifting-an accessible synthesis of traditional metaphysics and fundamental theology that offers the basis for a renewal of apologetics. Such clarity, in such depth and breadth, is exceedingly rare in our time. Nor are theology and philosophy here separated from spirituality and the interior life, as is too often the case. It should find its way into as many libraries and reading lists as possible. Second Spring