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Posts tagged L’Abri
L’Abri talks online
Feb 25th
L’Abri (French for “the shelter”, or possibly “the cheese”) is a network of residential study centres committed to providing “honest answers to honest questions about the reality and relevance of the Christian faith”. I’ve just found out (hat tip to Mike C) that many of their talks are now available online for free download. This is a fantastic resource. There seem to be well over 300 talks on there so far (MP3), with over 100 by Francis Shaeffer himself. Here, check it out for yourself:
And here’s a picture of the English L’Abri, in Hampshire.
On faith and reason
Dec 4th
Religious knowledge is about faith, but scientific knowledge is about reason, right?
Well, no.
At least, not according to this talk (MP3) by Andrew Fellows. After examining various views of the interplay between reason and faith, he argues (convincingly) that “true understanding is always preceded by faith” because “we cannot arrive at knowledge until we first make a commitment to a starting point” (following Polanyi). In science this starting point is the tradition we inherit, which both shapes and moulds our understanding and also tells us which questions we should be asking.
A cautionary note to those who think that science is objective but religion is subjective.
Not convinced? Have a listen! Great thing to do while on the bus, walking home or washing up.
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