Reason in Wojtyla / John Paul II

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This PhD thesis examines Reason in the writings of Karol Wojtyla / John Paul II. As such it is at once philosophical and theological. The study focuses on the essays collected in the volumes “Person and Community”, “The Acting Person” and the encyclical “Fides et ratio.” Philosophical issues addressed include anthropology, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and politics. This is not a work of hagiography.

About the Author

Rev. John Arthur Orr is a Roman Catholic Priest of the Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He taught for six years at Knoxville Catholic High School. He studied Philosophy and Theology at The Catholic University of America, Kenrick School of Theology, the University of Tennessee and completed his doctoral studies at the Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, England, a Higher Institute of Religious Science, recognized by the Holy See and Liverpool Hope University. This is his thesis investigating reason in Karol Wojtyla / John Paul II.