I just finished a Philosophy 5 college course this passed semester. I
kind of knew the academic world was biased against religion and as I expected, I ended up confronting (respectfully) the professor who is a professed Catholic, Agnostic, Eastern
religious guru follower and sometimes Atheist in his writings on many occasions in class during the semester. All of
these like the heads of a Hydra, you never knew which you were facing when
you attended class. The Professor and I butted heads on the second day
of class on the topic of Galileo religion vs science...NOT!) and believe it or not that kind of
created a sort of relationship of mutual respect throughout
the rest of the class. His bias was of the Scientism perspective and being maybe four or five years younger than the professor, I tried to bring a little balance and counter for the benefit of the youngin's in the class They seemed to want to swallow whatever the instructor feed them.
For those of faith, the academic environment can bring doubt and cause one to really question our beliefs. But that shouldn't be so. We should enter these classes and well the world with a sense of confidence in our faith.
Philosopher Peter Kreeft is an anchor in revealing the beauty and truth of the Catholic faith and his new book, Forty Reasons I am Catholic seems like a timely one. I'm ordering mine...you should pick one up for yourselves as well.
STAY STRONG AND CONFIDENT IN YOUR FAITH, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
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