The Rationality of Christian Belief w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
Jun 12, 2024
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Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. discuss the rationality of Christian belief, including topics like atheism, divine revelation, arguments for God's existence, Trinitarian belief, Nietzsche, scientific naturalism, human transcendence, and engaging with atheistic arguments.
Father Thomas emphasizes the rational grounds for Christianity, addressing atheism and creator probability.
He delves into arguments for God's existence and the immateriality of the soul.
Father Thomas discusses the natural desire to know God, saints' pursuit of divine, and engaging atheistic objections
Deep dives
Father Thomas Joseph's Background and Music Career
Father Thomas Joseph White discusses his background, including his involvement with the Hillbilly Thomists, a music group that plays the banjo. He has authored several books and currently serves as the director of the Angelicum in Rome, showing a diverse and accomplished career.
Principles of Catholic Theology Book Two
Father Thomas explains the content of his book 'Principles of Catholic Theology' book two, focusing on the rational credibility of Christianity. He delves into the rational grounds for belief in Christianity, discussing topics such as atheism, immaterial principles, and the antecedent probability of a creator.
Exploring Arguments for the Existence of God
Father Thomas examines arguments for the existence of God and the immateriality of the personal soul. He highlights the philosophical necessity of transcendent explanations beyond biological processes and evolutionary accounts, discussing how human spiritual activities and personal principles indicate a higher reality.
The Natural Desire to See God and the Role of Saints
Father Thomas discusses the natural desire to see God and the response of saints as people who live virtuously in pursuit of the divine. He explores the rationality of desiring to know and experience God, emphasizing the philosophical interest in the lives of saints and how they present a possibility worth considering.
Engaging with Atheistic Objections and Certitude of Faith
Father Thomas reflects on engaging with atheistic objections and the certitude of faith rooted in mystical contact with Christ. He discusses the balance between rational engagement with objections and the deep inner certainty that comes from a faith informed by grace, highlighting the broader conversation and intellectual vigor within the Catholic tradition.
Is Christian belief rational? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. for an off-campus conversation with Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. to find out — and to learn about a new book from Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.!
You can watch this interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/VI_iUH355y4
About the speaker:
Fr. Thomas Joseph White is the Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum) in Rome. Originally a native of southeastern Georgia in the US, Fr. White studied at Brown University, where he converted to Catholicism. He did his doctoral studies in theology at Oxford University, and is the author of various books and articles including Wisdom in the Face of Modernity: A Study in Thomistic Natural Theology (Sapientia Press, 2011), The Incarnate Lord, A Thomistic Study in Christology (The Catholic University of America Press, 2015) Exodus (Brazos Press, 2016), The Light of Christ: An Introduction to Catholicism (Catholic University Press, 2017), and The Trinity: On the Nature and Mystery of the One God (Catholic University Press, 2022). He is co-editor of the journal Nova et Vetera, a Distinguished Scholar of the McDonald Agape Foundation, and a member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas.
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