Do revelation and reason contradict?
Throughout the church's history, Christians have been tempted to make
revelation and reason mutually exclusive. But both are essential to a
true understanding of the faith.
The inaugural Theology Connect conference-held in Sydney in July
2016-was dedicated to surveying the intersection of revelation and
reason. In Revelation and Reason in Christian Theology, Christopher C.
Green and David I. Starling draw together the fruit of this conference
to provoke sustained, deep reflection on this relationship. The
essays-filtered through epistemological, biblical, historical, and
dogmatic lenses-critically and constructively contribute to this
important and developing aspect of theology.
Each essayist approaches revelation and reason according to the
psalmist's words: "In your light we see light" (Ps 36:9). The light of
faith does not obscure truth; rather, it enables us to see truth.