What do CMA Fest and "American Pie" have in common?Though not intended as a prelude to CMA Fest, in some ways Don McLean foretold its emergence.
Few religious figures allow their sacred texts to be reconciled with others from different traditions. Even if the latter were religious texts, being associated with another religion or sect is enough reason to disregard them. Nevertheless, it is difficult to think about contemporary questions like “reconciling religion/faith with science/reason” or openness to the other, without delving deeply into the works of the Dominican monk Thomas Aquinas.