Abstract

Kutschera's book is an attempt at a positive answer to the question whether religious faith is still justifiable. To this effect the author examines problems of the science of religion, philosophical theology, and religious beliefs. He asserts that Aquinas's natural theology is a thing of the past, for the Aristotelian philosophy used by Thomas has no validity ; recent debate has shown that the proofs of the existence of God are not conclusive. Unfortunately, Kutschera presents no solid evidence; the short passages purporting to show that the Five Ways are invalid are superficial. Kutschera reminds the reader that the impossibility of a rational foundation of the existence of God does not imply that God does not exist.