Routledge - Rationality as Virtue: Towards a Theological Philosophy

In the modern period, the connection between faith and reason has been a central struggle for theologians and philosophers of religion. Many have focused on the difficult task of proving that belief in God is inherently rational. This book offers a fresh perspective by drawing on the thought of Thomas Aquinas to address this long-standing problem. Rather than attempting to prove faith's rationality through traditional methods, this work proposes an innovative shift. It argues that rationality itself requires explanation through appeals to faith. Schumacher builds a constructive argument that moves beyond viewing rationality as a simple epistemological question regarding the soundness of human thought. By redefining how we understand the relationship between thought and belief, this text provides a new foundation for exploring how faith and reason interact. It is a significant contribution to the study of theology and philosophy, aiming to overturn traditional problems and establish a new way of thinking about the nature of human reason.