Episode Details

What is faith exactly? How do faith and reason coexist? How do we grow in power and freedom when we surrender to an almighty God? Where does philosophy fit into Catholic theology? What is the foundation for Catholic reasoning? Bishop Robert Barron addresses these questions and more at Duke University's Goodson Chapel in an event hosted by the Duke Catholic Center.

Bonus Resources 

• Study Program
  • The Mystery of God: Who God Is and Why He Matters (Bishop Barron)
• Articles
  • Does Religion Really Have a "Smart-People Problem"? (Bishop Barron)
  • The Myth of the War Between Science and Religion (Bishop Barron)
  • What Faith Is and Isn't (Bishop Barron)
  • The Glory of God is a Human Being 'Fully Alive' (Bishop Barron)
• Videos
  • Bishop Barron on Atheism and Philosophy
  • Bishop Barron on "What is God?"
  • Bishop Barron on "God Is Not Great" (Part 1 of 3)
  • Bishop Barron on "God Is Not Great" (Part 2 of 3)
  • Bishop Barron on "God Is Not Great" (Part 3 of 3)
  • Faith and Reason
  • What Faith is and What Faith Isn't
• Books 
  • Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual Master by Bishop Robert Barron
  • The Priority of Christ: Toward a Postliberal Catholicism by Bishop Robert Barron
• Websites 
  • StrangeNotions.com - Central meeting place of faith and reason
  • Summa Theologiae online - St. Thomas Aquinas' reasonable explanations of faith

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and, again, be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.