Faith and Humility
Author | : Jonathan L. Kvanvig |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198809487 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198809484 |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This book is devoted to articulating the connections between the nature and value of faith and humility. The goal is to understand faith and humility in a way that does not discriminate between religious and mundane contexts, between sacred and secular. It arises from a conviction that these two character traits are important to a flourishing life, and intimately related to each other in such a way that the presence of one demands the presence of the other. In particular, the book defends the claim that each of these virtues provides a necessary, compensating balance to the potential downside of the other virtue. The result of such an inquiry, if that inquiry is successful, will require a re-orienting of discussions surrounding faith, including debates about the relationship between faith and reason.