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Fides et Ratio: On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason

by John Paul II · 1998

Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II series

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This encyclical, promulgated by Pope John Paul II on September 14, 1998, deals primarily with the relationship between faith and reason. Faith needs reason, for without reason, it leads to superstition. Reason without faith leads to nihilism and relativism. The key to the document is the appeal that faith and philosophy recover that profound unity which allows them to stand in harmony without compromising their mutual autonomy.

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adult
Length
short · 131 pages

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