{"product_id":"faith-and-reason-philosophers-explain-their-turn-to-catholicism","title":"Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism","description":"\u003cp\u003eEditors: Brian Besong \u0026amp; Jonathan Fuqua\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Ignatius Press Reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIgnatius Press Reprints are identical in content with the most recent print edition of the original title. In order to keep important titles available at reasonable prices, we reprint them digitally in small quantities. We use high quality, acid-free paper, but the books are not smyth-sewn as is customary with our offset press print editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToo smart to believe in God? The twelve philosophers in this book are too smart not to, and their finely honed reasoning skills and advanced educations are on display as they explain their reasons for believing in Christianity and entering the Roman Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the twelve converts are well-known professors and writers including\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePeter Kreeft\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEdward Feser\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJ. Budziszewski\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCandace Vogler\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Koons\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each story is unique; yet each one details the various perceptible ways God drew these lovers of wisdom to himself and to the Church. In every case, reason played a primary role. It had to, because being a Catholic philosopher is no easy task when the majority of one's colleagues thinks that religious faith is irrational.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the reasonableness of the Catholic faith captured the attention of these philosophers and cleared a space into which the seed of supernatural faith could be planted, in each of these essays the attentive reader will find a fully human story. The contributions are not merely collections of arguments; they are stories of grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eBrian Besong\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Besong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an assistant professor of philosophy at Ohio Dominican University. He earned his B.A. in philosophy from Calvin College and converted to Catholicism while working toward a Ph.D. in philosophy at Purdue University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eJonathan Fuqua\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Jonathan Fuqua\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Conception Seminary College. He is the co-editor of \u003cem\u003eFaith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism\u003c\/em\u003e (Ignatius, 2019) and has published several articles in academic journals, such as \u003cem\u003eAmerican Philosophical Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSynthese\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eOxford Journal of Law and Religion\u003c\/em\u003e.  Together with his wife, Angela, he has five children; they were received into the Catholic Church in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details format\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details depth\"\u003eLength: 0.75 (in)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details size\"\u003eSize (HxW): 9 x 6 (in)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details pages\"\u003ePages: 289\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details available\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details publication\"\u003ePublication date: May 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details productView-info-weight\"\u003eWeight: 15 oz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49115014824155,"sku":"FAREP","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2117\/2365\/files\/FAREP_r__88046.jpg?v=1786204084","url":"https:\/\/catholicbookandgifts.com\/products\/faith-and-reason-philosophers-explain-their-turn-to-catholicism","provider":"Catholic Book \u0026 Gift Store ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}