There is actually a very long history of both “Faith and Reason” co-existing.
Here’s where things get interesting.
“Reason”, has become the domain of “science” and those that opposed understanding by “faith” or Religion. They pushed through and have dominated the narrative since the early 20th century.
As science has advanced, as it must, the questions that science alone, using materialism/reductionism, was to answer have created more questions than answers. Some would say that “that is how science works”. Always on the path of discovery, and that’s fine.
However, they have narrated and institutionalized conclusions that remain unresolved even under their own standards of the scientific method. These conclusions are easy for them to infer since they must be contained within the narrow framework of their discipline.
What is most interesting to me, is how they now invoke unprovable theories and present them as “scientific”.
Dark Energy, Dark Matter, String theory and a Multi-verse to name a few. All of these are beyond the scientific method but have become necessary in order for them maintain the a narrative that excludes Faith/Religion.
As a result, they are actually placing “Their Faith” in something that they cannot prove nor can ever prove.
There was a lost century where “theologians wanted to ignore reason”, but that is changing very very quickly.
The Scientific Establishment, and yes it does exist, is desperate to counter these pesky Christians.
Beyond Belief: Science, Reason, Religion & Survival
http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/beyond-belief-science-religion-reason-and-survival
The above is ten sessions, well over 20 hours of video from our leading “Scientists” describing “their problem” and how to destroy Christianity.
It’s an extraordinary display of arrogance that you will ever see.
In the meantime, I see the results of this indoctrination into the “Scientific Method”, as being the only way to know truth, on display in virtually every aspect of our lives.
It’s crazy stuff.
This kid is not stupid. He is actually very intelligent, but his head has been filled with so much crap that the only thing he knows to be “Certain” is “Uncertainty”.
This is what is being taught and promoted and is influencing our public policies.
No Science, No Logic and No Morality: Atheism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hsZIauQex4
There’s more.
I welcome feedback.
When universities adhered to the truth, reason and faith were learned side by side. This was especially noted during the years following the Reformation when the Jesuit universities and the Protestant universities in Germany and Holland taught reason and faith side by side with each respecting the other. Because of that period of time the world witnessed a rather spectacular growth and understanding of both science and religion.
However, the Enlightenment, especially in France, was engineered primarily to separate science and faith in order to get rid of faith. Science today takes most of its cues from that Enlightenment which hated God. The French Revolution was the collective fist shaken in the face of God.
The American Revolution was far different with a much better outcome. Our Founding Fathers were actually taught old school scholasticism so that when they wrote our Founding documents they did so with utmost respect for reason and faith.