The Restless Heart
Micah, the Quran, Augustine, Anselm, al-Ghazali and Thomas Aquinas: three traditions before the same God, between desire, reason and grace.
Day 1 of 7
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
— Bible, The Holy Bible (King James Version)
Day 2 of 7
“Let there be no compulsion in Religion.”
— Quran, The Qur'an
Day 3 of 7
“Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee.”
— Augustine, The Confessions
Day 4 of 7
“A being than which nothing greater can be conceived.”
— Anselm of Canterbury, Proslogium, Monologium, and Cur Deus Homo (Deane)
Day 5 of 7
“Let him look upon reason as a monarch sitting on the throne of his heart.”
— Al-Ghazali, Some religious and moral teachings of Al-Ghazzali Being brief extracts from his
Day 6 of 7
“The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know.”
— Pascal, Pensées
Day 7 of 7
“Since therefore grace does not destroy nature but perfects it, natural reason should minister to faith as the natural bent of the will ministers to charity.”
— Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars)