Why was reconciling faith and reason considered an important endeavor to the Medieval scholastics?

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Instructions

For your final exam, answer the essay question below (minimum 350 words, maximum 450 words).

Make sure this question is listed at the top of your document.

Be sure to include your thesis statements and follow appropriate writing conventions outlined in the Writing Guide for the different essay responses.

Sources used should be cited both in-text and in a bibliography for each essay response in MLA format. Use relevant primary sources if possible. All written submissions should be double-spaced.

Label each question and submit your final exam to the Module 5: Final Exam Question 1 Assignment Submission Folder.

Question #1

Why was reconciling faith and reason considered an important endeavor to the Medieval scholastics? How did Thomas Aquinas attempt to fulfill this goal? Explain Aquinas’ position on one of the following areas, providing specific examples. Excluding the religious views you focused on for the Module 3 essay, compare or contrast Aquinas’ position on your chosen topic with another view that you have encountered in the course that is relevant to your chosen topic (e.g., Augustine, Plato, Aristotle, Pope Innocent III, Akhenaten, Epicurus, Cicero, Rumi, Hildegard of Bingen, etc.). Use specific examples in support of your points.

How should we live? (Ethics)

Why is there evil in the world? (Original sin)

Do we have free will, or are we determined?

How do we gain knowledge or know what is true? (Epistemology)

What is the role of religion in politics?

What is the role of reason in belief?

What should laws be based upon?