Published: 2020-05-20

The Rationality of Faith – Romano Guardini and Joseph Ratzinger

Grzegorz Bachanek
Collectanea Theologica
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2020.90.1.04

Abstract

Romano Guardini was highly valued by Joseph Ratzinger as a lecturer and author of inspiring books. They shared the zealous pursuit for truth,
the courage to ask fundamental questions, the boldness to confront the Christian faith with the challenges of contemporary culture, the conviction
that the human mind has high cognitive capacities, and the emphasis on the primate of truth in theology. Both authors highlight the reasonable aspect
of the Christian faith. After all, faith relies on the fact that God is Truth. Faith and reason are not contradictory. They can complement one another
in the process of in-depth cognition. Naturally, as the human mind tries to understand God, it struggles with its own limitations in the face of the
mystery which exceeds the capacities of the creation.

Keywords:

Guardini, Ratzinger, truth, reason, faith, rationality

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Bachanek, G. (2020). The Rationality of Faith – Romano Guardini and Joseph Ratzinger. Collectanea Theologica, 90(1), 105–118. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2020.90.1.04

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