The Unrelenting Culture of Life

The doctrine of natural revelation was probably best articulated by the 13th century theologian and philosopher, Thomas Aquinas, who argued that truth is known through both reason (natural revelation) and faith (supernatural revelation). This followed the Augustinian concept of “I believe (i.e. have faith) in order to understand.” However, the 17th century Enlightenment turned this on its head by saying “I must understand in order to believe” and unfortunately that has been the dominant epistemology in the Western world ever since. We see this in our culture today and specifically in the categories of what it means to be human and how we determine the value of life. Center for Life & Culture