The Light of Faith Lumen Fidei edition by Pope Francis Religion Spirituality eBooks
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Pope Francis’s first encyclical illuminates the urgent need in today’s secularized culture to reclaim faith as the guiding light to understanding human existence. Faith is considered in light of idolatry, reason, science, knowledge, truth, love, and theology.
The Light of Faith Lumen Fidei edition by Pope Francis Religion Spirituality eBooks
First off, this is not a critique. Second, I decided to choose one topic: faith and reason, or more specifically, a reasoned faith mutually tempered with scientific knowledge. This is an area that Pope Francis may have had a greater part in composing, with his "tag team" partner, Pope Emeritus Benedict, focusing more on theology.Interestingly, Paragraph 3 begins as follows: "In the process, [a distortion of] faith came to be associated with darkness." I encounter this often, particularly with secular intellectuals who dismiss faith as a blind, unreasoned leap in the dark. Continued: "Slowly but surely, however, it would become evident that the light of autonomous reason is not enough to illumine the future ... Yet in the absence of light, everything becomes confused; it is impossible to tell good from evil or the road to our destination from other roads which take us in endless circles, going nowhere."
Skipping to Paragraphs 32-34: "Blessed John Paul II, in his encyclical Fides et Ratio [1998], showed how faith and reason each strengthened the other ... In the life of Saint Augustine, we find a significant example of this process whereby reason, with its desire for truth and clarity, was integrated into the horizon of faith and thus gained new understanding ... Nor is the light of faith, joined to the truth of love, extraneous to the material world ... It also illuminates the material world, trusts in its inherent order, and knows that it calls us to an ever widening path of harmony and understanding. The gaze of science thus benefits from faith: faith encourages the scientist to remain constantly open to reality in all its inexhaustible richness. Faith awakens the critical sense by preventing research from being satisfied with its own formulae and helps it to realize that nature is always greater. By stimulating wonder before the profound mystery of creation, faith broadens the horizons of reason to shed greater light on the world which discloses itself to scientific investigation."
From this, one might conclude that faith enlightens reason and reason helps faith stay grounded in reality. You can't have one without the other, and truly succeed in life. I will end by quoting Dr. Bojan Tunguz from his review: "It's this combination of humility and authority that has already garnered him [Pope Francis] so much respect and affection, within and without the Church, and is an indicator of the way that he'll continue to lead the Catholic faithful in the upcoming years. The Faith once entrusted to the Apostles is in good hands." Amen.
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The Light of Faith Lumen Fidei edition by Pope Francis Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
I have great faith, but can’t outdo never explain how or why. This book helped me do that.
It also has a great explanation on suffering.
The first part of book is difficult reading. The second half is much easier to understand.
A Great uplifting read!
I like Pope Francis publishing his thoughts and attempting to reflect on them. My problem is my impatience as I would rather read a book cover to cover rather than read a bit lay it down and come back later. I do plan on taking this book along on my next quiet retreat as I feel it could be used as a good tool.
Our daughter's husband is a practicing Catholic and he was really happy to receive this. It is not cumbersome and easy to understand. As a Catholic myself, I am sure there will be more from Pope Francis and will look forward to them.
I am learning a great deal from this book. Faith is a hard concept to grasp. In this book, however, the words are easy to understand. No ethereal concepts to try to grasp. No scholarly notations, just good material to sit and ponder.
Given all the off the cuff remarks Pope Francis is making, I found this comforting. This is something he took time and thought about...thought about what he wanted to say, and more importantly, HOW he was going to say. I feel more comfort now concerning our vocal Pope after reading this.
This is an excellent book on the nature of faith - any kind of faith. I buy multiple copies of it at a time and I give it out to people who are non religious as well as devout Catholics. The genius of this book is that it manages to capture the essence of faith in anything - secular or religious - in a way that is at once contemporary and timeless. For those of us that struggle with faith or belief in anything, it feels like a manual to discovery.
This is a short but illuminating encyclical from both Pope Benedict and Pope Francis. The topic is Faith and all that it encompasses. As stated in the dialogue between faith and reason; "Each of us comes to the light because of love, and each of us is called to love in order to remain in the light." Pope Francis equates faith as a journey that illumines all our relationships. This light will not scatter all darkness but will guide are steps and suffices for the journey.This is an inspirational and thought provoking read for your faith journey.
First off, this is not a critique. Second, I decided to choose one topic faith and reason, or more specifically, a reasoned faith mutually tempered with scientific knowledge. This is an area that Pope Francis may have had a greater part in composing, with his "tag team" partner, Pope Emeritus Benedict, focusing more on theology.
Interestingly, Paragraph 3 begins as follows "In the process, [a distortion of] faith came to be associated with darkness." I encounter this often, particularly with secular intellectuals who dismiss faith as a blind, unreasoned leap in the dark. Continued "Slowly but surely, however, it would become evident that the light of autonomous reason is not enough to illumine the future ... Yet in the absence of light, everything becomes confused; it is impossible to tell good from evil or the road to our destination from other roads which take us in endless circles, going nowhere."
Skipping to Paragraphs 32-34 "Blessed John Paul II, in his encyclical Fides et Ratio [1998], showed how faith and reason each strengthened the other ... In the life of Saint Augustine, we find a significant example of this process whereby reason, with its desire for truth and clarity, was integrated into the horizon of faith and thus gained new understanding ... Nor is the light of faith, joined to the truth of love, extraneous to the material world ... It also illuminates the material world, trusts in its inherent order, and knows that it calls us to an ever widening path of harmony and understanding. The gaze of science thus benefits from faith faith encourages the scientist to remain constantly open to reality in all its inexhaustible richness. Faith awakens the critical sense by preventing research from being satisfied with its own formulae and helps it to realize that nature is always greater. By stimulating wonder before the profound mystery of creation, faith broadens the horizons of reason to shed greater light on the world which discloses itself to scientific investigation."
From this, one might conclude that faith enlightens reason and reason helps faith stay grounded in reality. You can't have one without the other, and truly succeed in life. I will end by quoting Dr. Bojan Tunguz from his review "It's this combination of humility and authority that has already garnered him [Pope Francis] so much respect and affection, within and without the Church, and is an indicator of the way that he'll continue to lead the Catholic faithful in the upcoming years. The Faith once entrusted to the Apostles is in good hands." Amen.
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