Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith

“This life-giving, faith-filled and hard-nosed collection reveals why, as St. Anselm wrote, true faith always seeks to understand.” — Rev. James Martin, author of My Life with the Saints

From Dr. Francis Collins, New York Times bestselling author of The Language of God, comes the definitive reader on the rationality of faith.

This landmark collection gathers essential readings on:

• Classic Arguments for Faith: Journey from Plato and Augustine to Aquinas and Pascal, exploring the foundational philosophical arguments that have shaped centuries of intellectual faith.
• The Problem of Evil: Grapple with one of faith’s greatest challenges through the profound reflections of figures like Desmond Tutu and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.
• A Scientist’s Perspective: Editor Francis S. Collins, leader of the Human Genome Project, shares his personal journey and introduces powerful arguments for the harmony between a scientific worldview and belief.
• Critiques of Atheism: Examine the irrationality of unbelief with seminal essays from G. K. Chesterton, Alvin Plantinga, and a surprising final word from Antony Flew, one of the world’s most notorious former atheists.