Conclusion
We acknowledge that in this chapter we have focused selectively on (i) how resilient reliance dovetails with limitations-owning to promote the aims of inquiry and personal relationships, and on (ii) how believing on inadequate evidence with certainty is at odds with limitations- owning in the domains of inquiry and personal relationships.What we offer thus falls short of a full evaluation of the comparative merits of Markan faith and Thomistic faith.
Nevertheless, we invite the friend of Thomistic faith to exhibit (i) how resilient reliance is at odds with limitations-owning in the domains of inquiry and personal relationships, and (ii) how believing on inadequate evidence with certainty dovetails with limitations-owning to promote the aims of inquiry and personal relationships. Until the friends ofThomistic faith accept our invitation, and deliver on it, we tentatively conclude that while Thomistic faith conflicts with humility, Markan faith is in concord with it.1Note
1 We thank audiences at the Free University, Amsterdam, and the University of Arkansas.We especially thank Frances Howard-Snyder, Alessandra Tanesini, and Dennis Whitcomb for their extensive and critically constructive conversation and comments.This publication was supported by a grant from The John Templeton Foundation.The views expressed in it are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those ofThe John Templeton Foundation.
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