And so…I now have a contract in hand from a Christian
publisher for the book based on the blog. There is still work to be done in
terms of revisions, formatting, cover design, title debates, etc., but I’ll keep
you posted (literally). I'm an "outsider" as a book author, so maybe I’ll be the Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders of Catholic
book writing. ;-)
The book is about Catholic faith and reason with a unique
twist. The twist I speak of relates to the rational process we use where I work
for problem solving and decision making. I'm also certified to teach the method
to our technicians and engineers. This kind of reasoning has helped to see the
clear thinking found in Catholicism and I wrote a book about it with this in mind.
Over the weekend I ran across the meme below, which reminded me
of the impetus for this project. What’s wrong with this picture?
Do you see it? ALL
people have a belief system or a “philosophy”, a set of values, or a world view.
ALL people believe things that they can’t necessarily prove, at least not
empirically or via a scientific method. Where do they get these belief systems
from? They come from other people. It doesn’t need to be from their parents necessarily.
It could be from their friends or teachers or community or others. It’s part of
the human condition, yet we can and should explore how reasonable the base
premises are for particular ways of thinking and how well they stand up when
pressed under deliberate questioning.
That’s what the book is about, and you will see how Catholicism
stands up rather well.
