Faith and Reason

“Some Christians oppose apologetics for fear of rationalism driving out faith. Faith is a gift of the Holy Spirit through the Word, not a logical conclusion of reason. But much of the best apologetics is simply explanation.” - Veith

“…‘science’ is not some kind of monolithic system of proved and perfect knowledge. Science is a method of observing the world and drawing conclusions about natural phenomena.” - David de Bruyn

“The change Bolloré has described in the Spectator article is primarily among the emerging generations of scientists.” - Breakpoint

“For the last 150 years, many have assumed science has ejected God from the picture, a quaint relic of a less enlightened past. But what if that view has become a relic itself?” - ID the Future

“the typical scientist is focused on doing good science. Secular scientists often have no overt agenda against faith and couldn’t care less about creationists’ intramural debates. They simply dismiss Christian views of science, especially if they’ve encountered bad arguments—or bad attitudes—from uninformed believers.” - TGC

“While this episode is not a point for Protestants over Catholics, or secularism over religion, it is a cautionary tale about the need for humility in approach the relation of science and faith.” - Gavin Ortlund

“Bavinck delivered the lectures that would become The Foremost Problems of Contemporary Dogmatics: On Faith, Knowledge, and the Christian Tradition at the beginning of his time at the Free University of Amsterdam, likely writing much of it in 1903–4.” - TGC

“Famously, he insisted that faith and reason are in harmonious partnership, integrating the known science, philosophy and theology of his day into a comprehensive, interconnected system. All this helps explain why his work has maintained an enduring appeal, even as equally brilliant medieval thinkers have sunk into oblivion.” - RNS

“Most Christians define apologetics… as ‘rationally persuading someone of the truth of the Christian faith through arguments and evidence.’ That approach is too blinkered, for it fails to account for the wider context where people are persuaded and beliefs are formed.” - TGC