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| Mary Kenny distinguishes between religion and faith in the Irish context (Comment, 9 August). But I would expand this insight. For surely all religions, whether great or small, ancient or modern, even bonkers or sublime, are always built upon faith – that human capacity, maybe even need, to trust? We all seem to have it, whether (mistakenly, in my view) in our selves, or our ideals, or in some "other" (God by any name); and on this foundation every religion, as manifestation of trust, is built – in time, maybe, to be toppled, yet re-erected anew. Richard Dawkins stands in that long – and often noble – line of zealous irreligionists whose faith-foundation is reason and science. I deeply respect that stance, which is clearly religionless faith, but can it provide the "trusting place" for the immanence, transcendence and mystery which our human spirits seem to need? Fr Alec Mitchell Manchester | Mary Kenny distinguishes between religion and faith in the Irish context (Comment, 9 August). But I would expand this insight. For surely all religions, whether great or small, ancient or modern, even bonkers or sublime, are always built upon faith – that human capacity, maybe even need, to trust? We all seem to have it, whether (mistakenly, in my view) in our selves, or our ideals, or in some "other" (God by any name); and on this foundation every religion, as manifestation of trust, is built – in time, maybe, to be toppled, yet re-erected anew. Richard Dawkins stands in that long – and often noble – line of zealous irreligionists whose faith-foundation is reason and science. I deeply respect that stance, which is clearly religionless faith, but can it provide the "trusting place" for the immanence, transcendence and mystery which our human spirits seem to need? Fr Alec Mitchell Manchester |
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