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The Apologetics of Transcendence

Thomas Martin Cothran

When the anonymous Christian in Nicholas of Cusaโ€™s dialogue โ€œOn the Hidden Godโ€ is asked by his pagan interlocutor to explain the difference between Christians and pagans, he answers...

Against Faith in Faith

Thomas Martin Cothran

It has become a strange and unfortunate commonplace that one must have faith in faithโ€faith, that is, in the ability to commit oneself to truths that transcend rational justificationโ€not...