Thomas Merton left his education for a short time effected by his grandfather's death. That is all he has ever known is losing family members from the age of 6 and the loss of his mother.
A year later is comes across a book that directs him further into the Roman Catholic religion.
In Etienne Gilson’s series (click here) of twenty lectures, he aims to show that mediæval philosophy is the Christian philosophy par excellence.
Lecture I asks, How can a philosophy be Christian? Philosophy, qua philosophy, depends on proper method in the use of reason in light of self-evident principles. If a philosophy accords with Christianity, it seems it must do so because of its apparent truth independent of Christian considerations. The Augustinian challenge is presented: such a philosophy must lack intrinsic Christian character. If it is supposed to be true because it is Christian, then it ceases to be philosophy, properly speaking....
Etienne Gilson brings history and philosophy together in his book, "The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy."
A year later is comes across a book that directs him further into the Roman Catholic religion.In Etienne Gilson’s series (click here) of twenty lectures, he aims to show that mediæval philosophy is the Christian philosophy par excellence.
Lecture I asks, How can a philosophy be Christian? Philosophy, qua philosophy, depends on proper method in the use of reason in light of self-evident principles. If a philosophy accords with Christianity, it seems it must do so because of its apparent truth independent of Christian considerations. The Augustinian challenge is presented: such a philosophy must lack intrinsic Christian character. If it is supposed to be true because it is Christian, then it ceases to be philosophy, properly speaking....
Etienne Gilson brings history and philosophy together in his book, "The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy."
