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That is the title of my latest entry on The Catholic Thing<\/a>. Here\u2019s how it begins:<\/p>\n

The God of Christian theism is the Source of Reason. St. John calls the Second Person of the Trinity,\u00a0the Logos<\/em>, a Greek term from which we get\"\"<\/a> the word \u201clogic.\u201d Within the greatest commandment is the instruction to \u201clove the Lord your God with all your. . .mind<\/em>\u201d (Matt 22:37-JB). St. Peter commands believers to \u201calways have your answer ready for people who ask you the\u00a0reason<\/a> for the\u00a0hope<\/a> that you have. But give it with courtesy and respect and with a clear conscience\u201d (I Peter 3:15-16). St. Paul commands the Church in I Thess. 5:21 \u201cto think before you do anything. . .\u201d<\/p>\n

When explaining the Christian faith on Mars Hill, St. Paul shows a better than average knowledge of his opponents\u2019 philosophies and beliefs. In his dispute with the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers, St. Paul quotes from the Greek poet Epimenides (Acts 17:28a) and from the\u00a0Phainomena<\/em> of Aratus (Acts 17:28b), both of which are non-Christian sources. But this was the brilliance of Paul\u2019s apologetic. Taking the time to study and understand the philosophical systems of his intellectual adversaries, Paul sought a common ground with his non-Christian audience so that he could share the Christian story with them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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