Has faith killed reason? An approach from Reformed theology

  • Lucas Oliveira Vianna Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Matheus Thiago Carvalho Mendonça Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Keywords: Faith, Rationality, Reformed theology

Abstract

This essay has as its object the contributions of Reformed Christian theology for overcoming the (apparent) duality between faith and reason. This research is based on studies about the dialogue between the Reformed Christian tradition and medieval and modern Christian philosophy with the aim of proposing theoretically viable responses to postmodern or hypermodern problems, such as the link between the religious manifestations of the human being and their capacities. rational.

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Author Biographies

Lucas Oliveira Vianna , Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Lucas Oliveira Vianna es Magíster en Derechos Humanos por la Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Brasil. Su trabajo se centra en la filosofía del derecho, bioética y epistemología social. Es autor de Aborto Entre Direito e Moral: Abordagem bioética personalista do nascituro e jusfilosófica do direito à vida na Nova Teoria da Lei Natural (Lumen Juris: Rio de Janeiro, 2021).

Matheus Thiago Carvalho Mendonça , Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Matheus Thiago Carvalho Mendonça es Investigador Asistente de Human Development & Capability Association. Estudiante de Derecho en la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. Su trabajo se centra en teoría y filosofía del derecho, filosofía de la religión y filosofía moral. Es autor de Aborto Entre Direito e Moral: Abordagem bioética personalista do nascituro e jusfilosófica do direito à vida na Nova Teoria da Lei Natural (Lumen Juris: Rio de Janeiro, 2021). 

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Published
2021-03-30
How to Cite
[1]
Oliveira Vianna, L. and Carvalho Mendonça , M.T. 2021. Has faith killed reason? An approach from Reformed theology . Analysis. Claves de Pensamiento Contemporáneo. 28, (Mar. 2021), 115-124.