--- product_id: 25502930 title: "Faith and Certitude: Can We Be Sure of the Things that Matter Most to Us?" brand: "thomas dubay" price: "453.49 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/25502930-faith-and-certitude-can-we-be-sure-of-the-things store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Faith and Certitude: Can We Be Sure of the Things that Matter Most to Us? **Brand:** thomas dubay **Price:** 453.49 DT **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Faith and Certitude: Can We Be Sure of the Things that Matter Most to Us? by thomas dubay - **How much does it cost?** 453.49 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/25502930-faith-and-certitude-can-we-be-sure-of-the-things) ## Best For - thomas dubay enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted thomas dubay brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Faith and Certitude: Can We Be Sure of the Things that Matter Most to Us? ## Images ![Faith and Certitude: Can We Be Sure of the Things that Matter Most to Us? - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51JEZqWqWhL.jpg) ![Faith and Certitude: Can We Be Sure of the Things that Matter Most to Us? - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31NgmiNBaoL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Important topic, and an inadequate line of reasoning *by C***Z on Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on October 15, 2021* The three stars that I have assigned to this book represent the fact that I am pleased that the author tackles an important and difficult subject--the possibility of religious faith in the modern world. I am a religious believer (and Catholic, like the author) and found the author's arguments thought-provoking. But ultimately I think the author misses the boat. The main objective of the author in this book is to assure religious believers that "certitude" in one's religious belief is possible. By "certitude" is meant, presumably, the absence of doubt. Therefore, it is possible for one to have a religious faith that is impervious to all doubt, so the author claims. The author devotes much of the text criticizing, and at times delegitimizing, all that he feels has been undermining religious faith in the modern age. "Subjectivism, relativism, agnosticism, and skepticism" come under attack, but the author goes on tediously and long-windedly denouncing these ism's. I agree with him but fewer pages would have sufficed. I stumbled over the author's take on science. In Chapter 8 he takes pains to insist that scientists--many of whose theories have, at times, thrown certain Church teachings into question--can make mistakes. The author seems determined to vitiate confidence in science in order to prevent religious believers from being infected with doubt about their religious beliefs upon encountering a scientific proposal at odds with Christian beliefs. (When I read this chapter I found myself imagining all the anti-vaxxers, climate change deniers, and Creationists high-fivin' with elation.) This line of attack on the part of the author has a long pedigree in Church history. Galileo ran afoul of Church authorities with his proposal that the earth revolves around the sun. Church authorities deemed this to be a threat to the Faith hence Galileo was obliged to recant, or else. Pastoral solicitude trumps scientific truth, which seems to be where the author is coming from. The author also takes up the topic of evolution insisting that evolutionary biologists frequently do not agree among themselves. This assertion may be gratifying to fundamentalists, though the author does not directly endorse the literal interpretation of Genesis. Rather than delegitimate science, a more adequate approach, I think, is to recognize different levels of knowledge, or at least of distinguishing problems from mysteries. The empirical method is the most reliable way of obtaining truths about the material world, that is, of coming to some certainty about the laws governing the material world. Science confronts problems amenable to empirical investigation (and of course scientists do not always get it right, but sometimes they do). Religious truth, on the other hand, is not attained through empirical investigation, as it addresses mysteries, that is, questions of an existential nature beyond the reach of empirical method. Faith, as the Church teaches, is the first of the three theological virtues. Faith can be strong or weak. My assent to heliocentrism is neither strong nor weak--it is a proven fact; my assent is not a matter of virtue. Scientific truth is deterministic. Science seeks the laws which govern the material world--it is a world in which human freedom has no place. Faith, on the other hand, is embraced voluntarily, but it is not blind. We have the testimony of the Apostles, and we have our own interior experiences of questioning. Admittedly, there are scientists who are militantly anti-religious. Such scientists see religious believers as being delusional, giving assent to beliefs that are, in their mind, unverifiable. They employ a straw-man type logic, seeing all religious believers as being fundamentalists. But not all religious believers are fundamentalists. A commitment to living the Gospels can coexist with the recognition that scientific studies can yield understanding of the material world. While I stumble on the author's approach to science, science does not get a free pass, in my opinion. Guardrails are necessary. While we enjoy the benefits of science, there are dangers: more lethal weaponry, such as that brought about by knowledge of atomic structure; unbridled eugenics. As a conclusion, I think that the author's insistence on "certitude", when it comes to faith, is not entirely apt. Certitude deriving from empirical investigation of the material world is one thing. But when it comes religion, while some believers may claim certitude, it is a subjective certitude. After all, there are hundreds (maybe thousands?) of religions in the world. No doubt there are many Moslems who claim certitude about their faith--a certitude every bit as strong as that of the most fervent Christians. So we can have conflicting certitudes in the world when it comes to faith. If "certitude" becomes the central feature of one's understanding of faith, there would tend to be problematic inter-religious relations. The author does, happily, state that putting one's faith into action is essential to authentic faith. I believe that putting Gospel values into practice--living the faith--takes precedence over the elimination of doubt. It might have been better if more attention had been given to that rather than to an overweening certitude. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful book about our Christian faith *by S***A on Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on March 9, 2008* This was a pleasurable book to read. It was so clear and full of insights into the Christian faith. I would put Thomas Dubay's book in the same category as Frank Sheed's Theology and Sanity. I was particularly interested in the reasons why people reject certain truths...it's not the reasons those people tell you. He also gives you a very reasonable and practical perspective on the opinions of so called Bible experts so prevalent in the popular media today. I was particularly struck by the letters to an atheist in the final chapter of the book. I admire Dubay's patience and willingness to try to help this lost soul. The search for objective truth is important to me and I have found a welcome guide in Thomas Dubay. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in sound, reasoned answers to their questions about Christian faith. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Starts out good...... *by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on February 3, 2015* There were some very good insights in this book for me, including the first section on coming to faith. I recommend the first chapter or two of the book for that purpose alone. The remainder of the book was repetitive and deductive in nature. If you're looking for a glaring example of the mannerist treatment of faith, this is your book right here. 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