Matinossadat Arabzadeh; Amirhossein Khodaparast
Volume 10, Issue 2 , March 2022, , Pages 109-130
Abstract
Kierkegaard analyzes the relationship between faith and reason with a faith-oriented position. He believes that the rationalization of faith is a contradictory matter, and faith, which is a subjective passion and truth, can never be caught in the shackles of rationality. Mutahhari, contrary to this faith-oriented ...
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Kierkegaard analyzes the relationship between faith and reason with a faith-oriented position. He believes that the rationalization of faith is a contradictory matter, and faith, which is a subjective passion and truth, can never be caught in the shackles of rationality. Mutahhari, contrary to this faith-oriented attitude, believes that the basis of faith is rationality, although the subjective way or the way of Fitrah also plays a role in reaching the truth. Both Mutahhari and Kierkegaard consider the role of will in faith. Both believe that faith, in its nature, is to be surrendered and both present a picture of the exalted human being. However, Kierkegaard considers faith to be the paradoxical matter of God incarnated in human form, while Mutahhari, with emphasizing mystical and passionate faith, believes in the rationality of religious faith. What, despite these differences, brings Mutahhari and Kierkegaard closer to each other is their view of moral life, a life that has a basis of faith and is shaped by inner submission to the God who created human nature. It seems that a way can be found to combine the different views of Kierkegaard and Mutahhari. Our search for this path balances the fervor of Kierkegaard's faith with a perfected degree of intellectual development in Mutahhari, which involves an understanding of the limitations and inadequacies of human reason.
