Reason and Religious Beliefs 6.1

What is faith? What is the leap of faith?

The topics for Lecture six are:

1. Four Props (see Wealth of Self and Wealth of Nations, p. 41; see also the more recent Disputing Quests 14 and 16, and Interpretation 10 and 11)
2. The Five Whys
3. Faith: Basics and Complexities
   • Faith and Beliefs
   • Institutions
   • Development (some may say “moral development”)
   • Scriptures
   • Failure and Success
   • Mystery
4. Examination
5. Plato’s Cave