Fulton J. Sheen – God and Intelligence

Description

In this book, Fulton Sheen addresses what G. K.
Chesterton called the most tremendous question in the world;
perhaps the only question in the world: how man, through
the power of reason, can know the nature of God. Tracing the
course of philosophy from the Middle Ages to modern times, he
shows Thomistic realism to be an adequate response to modern
ideals. Emphasizing reason as a way of attaining knowledge of
God, Bishop Sheen identifies the current age of agnosticism with
its simultaneous distrust of reason. In a lucid tone, he analyzes
the modern attack on intelligence, while presenting Scholastic
philosophy as the solution to modern problems. Bishop Sheen
succeeds in actualizing St. Thomas to such a degree that he ends
up proving that Scholastic philosophy speaks to the world today
as freshly as it did to the world of the 13th century. Catholics
will appreciate the book as an astute criticism of modern theory
and coherent introduction to St. Thomas, while non-Catholics
will find it useful for its strict reliance on reason and not dogma
in the pursuit of philosophical knowledge.

Number of pages: 333