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Essay / Faith, Reason, Belief and Action - 1828
“The three central points of a Christian theology are undoubtedly the doctrine of a triune God, of God the Word manifested in the flesh of Christ and of God the Spirit who expounds the revelation of love in the Church and among its members. »1 While the first of these three, the Triune God, raises no questions from the Church, the last two seem to transcend the minds of the Catholic clergy. “God the Word” means that belief and faith are pillars of understanding in the Catholic tradition. In today's Church, belief and faith, without reason, has far less impact than when reason is involved. Society outside the Church is tied to facts and science, so without a logical sense of reason, faith and belief stagnate in the minds of the inhabitants. When Von Balthasar describes “God the Spirit[,]” as “…exposing the revelation of love…”, the terminology is more one of action than contemplation.2 Exposing is a word of action and movement . , and the Spirit calls the Church to act in order to multiply the number of those saved. In John McGreevy's Parish Boundaries, the role of the Catholic Church is examined through efforts to desegregate large urban areas in the early to mid-20th century. In the Catholic Church, the balance between faith, reason, belief and action is a link which, although its importance has diminished over the last two millennia, continues to be at the heart of the Catholic tradition . The original church of St. Peter called for balance, viewing the values of belief, action, faith, and reason as equal and necessary measures of manifestation of the message of Jesus. When considering the early Church, both middle of paper and ridiculous. This article discusses the evils of liberalism and the rise of the American Catholic conservative.) 9 Ciazza, “American Conservatism” 15. 10 McGreevy, John, Parish Boundaries (Chicago: Chicago Press, 1996), 138. 73. 12 McGreevy, Parish Boundaries, 135. 13 McGreevy, Parish Boundaries, 78. 14 McGreevy, Parish Boundaries, 148. 15 McGreevy, Parish Boundaries, 141. 16 Diane Nash: Diane Nash, an African American from Chicago who attended Fisk. University of Nashville, has participated in sit-ins and other forms of protests. She was eventually placed in prison and left school to work for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, where she spoke to groups and urged young liberal Catholics to get involved in the movement. 17 McGreevy, Parish Boundaries, 142. 18 McGreevy, Parish Boundaries, 188. 19 Von Balthasar, Razing, 101.