What is the relationship between faith and reason? How should faith and reason situate themselves in relation to each other? These are the chief questions that James Gilman seeks to address inFaith, Reason, and Compassion: A Philosophy of the Chrisitian Faith.
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This is a radical approach to philosophy of religion. Putting to one side the detached, academic method of standard texts, Gilman advances a Christian philosophy of religion that should engage non-Christian as well as Christian readers. By taking compassion and a specific religious framework seriously, Gilman offers novel, illuminating accounts of the problem of evil, religious pluralism, and other central issues. -- Charles Taliaferro, professor of philosophy, St. Olaf College Overall, Faith, Reason, and Compassion provides innovative refinements to the Christian model of "faith seeking understanding," and Gilman makes a strong case for the illuminating role of compassion in some of the thorniest issues in the philosophy of religion. Christian Scholar's Review James Gilman offers a (com)passionately reasoned defense of Christian belief that avoids the excesses and pretensions of rationality and fideism. By embracing faith and reason, Gilman engages both the heart and mind in a philosophy for whole personsliving in the real (i.e., ambiguous and confusing) world... -- Kelly James Clark, professor of philosophy, Calvin College James Gilman offers a (com)passionately reasoned defense of Christian belief that avoids the excesses and pretensions of rationality and fideism. By embracing faith and reason, Gilman engages both the heart and mind in a philosophy for whole persons living in the real (i.e., ambiguous and confusing) world. -- Kelly James Clark, professor of philosophy, Calvin College