faith in reason
31reason — This word (from the Latin ratio, meaning understanding ) refers to the mental faculty that enables a person to recognize truth and to come to a natural knowledge of God. Reason is often contrasted with faith, which depends onRevelation for… …
32faith — The conviction of the truth of some doctrine which is the result of a voluntary act of will. According to fideists who happen to be believers in the same doctrine this act may be meritorious (and refusal to make it may be a fault or even a sin ); …
33Bad faith — For other uses, see Bad faith (disambiguation). Two hearts redirects here. For things named Two Hearts , see Two Hearts. Further information: Self deception and Deception Bad faith (Latin: mala fides) is double mindedness or double… …
34Jewish principles of faith — Although Jews and religious leaders share a core of monotheistic principles, Judaism has no formal statement of principles of faith such as a creed or catechism that is recognized or accepted by all. In effect, the Shema, a prayer that a… …
35ARTICLES OF FAITH — ARTICLES OF FAITH. The term dogma which is well defined in Christianity has as such no place in Judaism. In Judaism the need for a profession of belief did not arise and rabbinic synods saw no necessity for drawing up concise formulas expressing… …
36The Age of Reason — The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology , a deistic treatise written by eighteenth century British radical and American revolutionary Thomas Paine, critiques institutionalized religion and challenges the inerrancy… …
37The Life of Reason — subtitled the Phases of Human Progress , is a book published in five volumes from 1905 to 1906, by Spanish born American philosopher George Santayana (1863 1952). It consists of Reason in Common Sense , Reason in Society , Reason in Religion , R …
38Leap of faith — A leap of faith, in its most commonly used meaning, is the act of believing in something without, or in spite of, available empirical evidence. It is an act commonly associated with religious belief as many religions consider faith to be an… …
39Bahá'í Faith and science — A fundamental principle of the Bahá í Faith is the harmony of religion and science. Bahá í scripture asserts that true science and true religion can never be in conflict. [cite book | author=Various |authorlink=Universal House of Justice |… …
40Homosexuality and Bahá'í Faith — The Bahá í Faith teaches that the only acceptable form of sexual expression is within marriage, and Bahá í marriage is defined in the religion s texts as exclusively between one man and one woman. Bahá í law restricts permissible sexual… …
