Derek: How A Philosophy Professor Appreciates the Beauty of Church Doctrine

For Derek, the development of a testimony was a challenge both intellectually and emotionally. As an academic who teaches philosophy, Derek describes learning how to defend and appreciate his own rational and aesthetic experiences with faith.

Further Reading In Faith is Not Blind:

“William James said, ‘The question of having moral beliefs is decided by our will. If your heart does not want a world of moral reality, your head will assuredly never making you belief in one.’”

(Faith Is Not Blind, Chapter 10 “Choosing to Believe,” p. 83)