faith

Complementary virtues¶

• awe
• wonder

Contrasting vices¶

• heresy
• faithlessness

Virtues possibly in tension¶

• love of truth
• rationality
• skepticism

How to acquire or strengthen it¶

TBD

Notes and links¶

TBD

Mentioned elsewhere¶

• One of Paul’s three Christian virtues (along with hope and charity). Also, one of St. Paul’s “fruit of the spirit”.
• One of The VIA Institute’s "Character Strengths" (see their page)
• “Holiness” is one of William De Witt Hyde’s virtues

Inspirational quotes¶

• “Faith is the holiest good of the human heart.” ―Seneca
• “Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile.” ―Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
• “Faith: not wanting to know what the truth is.” ―Nietzsche
• “Faith is no possession. It confers no secure knowledge, but it gives certainty in the practice of life.” ―Karl Jaspers
• “Don’t think that you can find peace for your soul without faith.” — Tolstoy
• “Whatever else faith may mean, I feel quite sure that it does not mean any state of psychological certitude such as might be—I think it sometimes is—manufactured from within by the natural action of a strong will upon an obedient imagination.” —CS Lewis