Introduction
Interacting with the divine is outside of the realm of normal human experience. The
supernatural is, by definition, outside the limits of what can be quantified, measured, examined
scientifically, or understood from coldly academic foundations. That does not make it any less
real or vital to the human experience. Augustine points out “Thou awakest us to delight in Thy
praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee.”1 The
great theologian echoes the apostle Paul, who said “for I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,
for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes. . .for in it the righteousness of
God is revealed from faith to faith” (Rom. 1:16-17).2 This paper will examine the relationship
between faith and reason in the life of the follower of Jesus Christ and how they relate to the
ancient tension between the confluence of the Hebraic and Greco-Roman ways of looking at the
world, examining why the two ideas are not contradictory or in tension, but showing that they are
two aspects of the same comprehensive worldview.
Human Reason
There is a structure by which the world is understood. There are methods for logically
and intellectually defining the limits of human experience, getting to the edges of what can be
known and practically comprehended. Speaking of reason, one of the foundational structures of
rationality, Moreland states “The Old Testament proclaims that the same rational God who
reveals Himself to the prophets also created the world as an orderly, understandable cosmos.
ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All