Pope Benedict XVI has launched a new foundation at the Vatican called ‘The Science and Faith Foundation’, which aims to build a philosophical bridge between faith and science. Some may be familiar with the book Creation and Evolution, with a conference by Pope Benedict XVI in which he speaks of the need for natural philosophy […]
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Habermas, Ratzinger and the Crisis of Europe – Part I
With the roller coaster experiences of Greece and the G20 Summit, these are opportune times to speak about the crisis of Europe. The media is full of it. But for many other thinkers this crisis has been seen coming in its very foundations. Among these thinkers are Habermas and Ratzinger, whom I have mentioned before […]
Light On The World
A post that has been overdue, is a synthesis of Pope Benedict XVI’s latest publication, “Light of the World”, which are a compilation of interviews by journalist Peter Seewald, on the environment. Certainly the environment is not the central theme, but there are many sections that show the Pope’s latest thinking on the environment. As […]
Ratzinger and Habermas… again
In the most recent publication by Pope Benedict XVI, which is actually a collection of interviews by Peter Seewald called Light of the World, German philosopher Jurgen Habermas is mentioned once again. The context is the question about the relevance of faith to modern life, an issue which both Ratzinger and Habermas have been and are engaging […]
Guest Post: Taking Man as He Is
This is a guest post by Adam Ureneck. Please feel free to write comments and he will respond on the blog. In his recent book, Stephen Hawking, pronounced philosophy to be dead. Here is a quote from his book , Grand Design. “We each exist for but a short time, and in that time explore […]
Habermas, Ratzinger and the Kantian divide
Over the last week I have been struggling to understand the basic architecture of German philosopher Jurgen Habermas, perhaps the most famous philosopher of his generation. While by no means do I claim a organic understanding of his work, but Summary Jurgen Habermas which summarizes his position and approach to modernity, via reason and rationalization, […]