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“Faith, Rationality and the Passions” – Special Issue of Modern Theology

posted on January 30, 2025

Research Summary: Faith, Rationality and the Passions

Category: Theological and philosophical inquiry into emotions and reason
Key Topics Covered: Intellectual histories of feeling and passion from Plato's Cratylus through modern neuroscience
Primary Figures Discussed: Evagrius, Hume, Kant, Wittgenstein, and classical/contemporary philosophers
Editor: Sarah Coakley
Publication: Special Issue of Modern Theology
Focus: Examines the relationship between faith, rationality, and emotional experience across intellectual history
Scope: Interdisciplinary analysis spanning ancient philosophy to contemporary neuroscience

Anastasia Scrutton writes: The latest number of Modern Theology is a special issue edited by Sarah Coakley on the theme of ‘Faith, Rationality and the Passions’. Its main focus is the intellectual histories of feeling and passion, and it includes articles on topics ranging from Plato’s Cratylus to modern neuroscience, via Evagrius, Hume, Kant, Wittgenstein and others. View the full table of contents here or click on the image below to visit the original conference web site.

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