Thanks for this. Very enlightening. I attended a state university for my undergraduate degree, where 'religion' was 'studied' in 'comparative religion' courses, mostly from a sociological perspective. If you want to know where to look for the source of the ills in our contemporary cultural climate, look no further than what is being taught in the universities.
Also, the discussion of the distinction between 'faith' and 'belief' reminds me of n. 7 in Dominus Iesus: "...This distinction [between theological faith and belief] is not always borne in mind in current theological reflection. Thus, theological faith (the acceptance of truth revealed by the One and Triune God) is often identified with believe in other religions, which is religious experience still in search of the absolute truth and still lacking assent to God who reveals himself."
Thanks for this. Very enlightening. I attended a state university for my undergraduate degree, where 'religion' was 'studied' in 'comparative religion' courses, mostly from a sociological perspective. If you want to know where to look for the source of the ills in our contemporary cultural climate, look no further than what is being taught in the universities.
Also, the discussion of the distinction between 'faith' and 'belief' reminds me of n. 7 in Dominus Iesus: "...This distinction [between theological faith and belief] is not always borne in mind in current theological reflection. Thus, theological faith (the acceptance of truth revealed by the One and Triune God) is often identified with believe in other religions, which is religious experience still in search of the absolute truth and still lacking assent to God who reveals himself."