Faith, Scholarship, and Culture in the 21 st Century

Faith, Scholarship, and Culture in the 21 st Century

American Maritain Association Publications General Editor: Anthony 0. Simon Jacques Maritain: The Man and His Metaphysics Edited by John F.X. Knasas, 1988 *ISBN 0-268-01205-9 (out of print) Freedom in the Modern World: Jacques Maritain, Yves R. Simon, Mortimer J. Adler Edited by Michael D. Torre, 1989, Second Printing 1990 *ISBN 0-268-00978-3 From Twilight to Dawn: The Cultural Vision of Jacques Maritain Edited by Peter A. Redpath, 1990 *ISBN 0-268-00979-1 The Future c~f Tlwmism Edited by Deal W. Hudson and Dennis Wm. Moran, 1992 *ISBN 0-268-00986-4 Jacques Maritain and the Jews Edited by Robert Royal, 1994 *ISBN 0-268-01193-1 Freedom, Virtue, and the Common Good Edited by Curtis L. Hancock and Anthony 0. Simon, 1995 *ISBN 0-268-00991-0 Postmodernism and Christian Philosophy Edited by Roman T. Ciapolo, 1997 +ISBN 0-8132-0881-5 The Common Things: Essays on Thomism and Education Edited by Daniel Mcinerny, 1999 +ISBN 0-9669226-0-3 The Failure of Modernism: The Cartesian Legacy and Contemporary Pluralism Edited by Brendan Sweetman, 1999 +ISBN 0-9669226-1-1 Beauty, Art, and the Polis Edited by Alice Ramos, 2000 +ISBN 0-9669226-2-X Reassessing the Liberal State: Reading Maritain :~ Man and the State Edited by Timothy Fuller and John P. Hittinger, 2001 +ISBN 0-9669226-3-8 Faith, Scholarship, and Culture in the 21st Century Edited by Alice Ramos and Marie I. George, 2002 +ISBN 0-9669226-5-4 * Distributed by the University of Notre Dame Press

Faith, Scholarship, and Culture in the 21 st Century ALICE RAMOS and MARIE I. GEORGE, Editors Introduction by ROBERT ROYAL AMERICAN MARITAIN ASSOCIATION Distributed by The Catholic University of America Press Washington, D.C. 20064

Copyright 2002 American Maritain Association All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Faith, scholarship, and culture in the 21st century I edited by Alice Ramos and Marie I. George with an introduction by Robert Royal p. em. -- (American Maritain Association publications) Papers presented at a meeting held in Oct. 2000. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-9669226-5-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Faith and reason--christianity--congresses. 2. Religion and science--congresses. 3. Church and college--congresses. 4. Sociology, Christian (Catholic)--Congresses. 5. Catholic Church- Doctrines--Congresses. I. Ramos, Alice. II. George, Marie I. III. Series. BT50.F35 2002 26l.5-dc21 2001008375 Manufactured in the United States of America Distributed by The Catholic University of America Press Washington, D.C. 20064

Contents Editor's Note Introduction: Robert Royal ix 1 PART I FAITH AND REASON Fides et Ratio: A "Radical" Vision of Intellectual Inquiry Alfred J. Freddoso 13 The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy in a Postmodern World Gavin T. Colvert 32 Natural and Supernatural Modes of Inquiry: Reason and Faith in Thomistic Perspective Peter A. Pagan "Pati Divina ": Mystical Union in Aquinas Heather McAdam Erb The Shadow of Molinism: Reflections on Grace and Liberty in Maritain David Arias, Jr. 57 73 97 PART II FAITH AND SCIENCE The Mind of the Universe: Understanding Science and Religion

Science, Postmodernism, and the Challenge of Philosophy in the New Century Warren Murray 126 The Catholic Faith, Scripture, and the Question of the Existence of Intelligent Extra-terrestrial Life Marie I. George 135 Is There a Need For Catholic Identity in Bioethics? John F. Morris 146 Time in Relation to Self, World, and God Teresa I. Reed 166 PART III SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION How Reason Can Survive the Modern University: The Moral Foundations of Rationality Dallas Willard 181 Maritain as Model of the Catholic Scholar Ralph Mcinerny 192 Augustine versus Newman on the Relation between Sacred and Secular Science John Goyette 202 Preserving the "Catholic Moment" by Inaugurating Catholic Studies at Non-Catholic Colleges and Universities Frederick Erb III 219 PART IV SOCIETY AND CULTURE The Natural Restoration of Fallen Angels in the Depths of Evil James V. Schall. S.J. 251

Evil and Providence: Toward a New Moral Order Alice Ramos 269 Culture: Blessing or Mi::,fortune for the Jewish Religious Commitment? Leon Klenicki 280 Religious Belief; Political Culture, and Community William Sweet 297 The Philosophy and Politics of Freedom: Classical Solutions to Modern Problems Jeanne M. Heffernan Contributors Index 312 322 327