September
2008
Theological Perspectives Day One
For Dan:
The existentialist philosopher I mentioned yesterday is Søren Kierkegaard, and much of his writing is available online.
You can view the Roman Catholic Catechism here and the section dealing with the role of tradition is here. An Eastern Orthodox perspective can be found on the Greek Orthodox Achdiocese of America’s website.
You might (or might not!) be interested in this article on the enlightenment from Kant’s perspective.
If there’s anything I’ve forgotten, please remind me in the comments.
June
2008
Catholicism
Last week I was asked for some resources which would give a short introduction to Catholicism, something on not only the theology but also the culture.
I’m still looking for the ultimate resource, but here are some which might help:
The Catechism of the Catholic Church is the authoritative document on “the Church’s faith and of catholic doctrine, attested to or illumined by Sacred Scripture, the Apostolic Tradition and the Church’s Magisterium”. It is encyclopedic and worth looking at. However, it is also long!
For a shorter introduction, I would recommend An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Catholicism by Fr Alban McCoy.