Entering the ancient debate about the tension between faith and reason is not an easy task. Of course, when engaging in tensions, it is always important to define terms. For consistency, I will refer to the Oxford Online Dictionary for the definition of faith and reason. Faith is “complete trust in someone or something.” Reason is “a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.” These are the definitions that will be used throughout this article. From the above definitions, the logical conclusion is that reason precedes faith. The common view seems to be that faith can be unreasonable. Faith therefore cannot precede reason. It is important to make a distinction between the notion of “unreasonable” and the notion of “without reason”. Unreasonable means “not guided or based on common sense.” Considering a previous definition, “without reason” would be without explanation or justification. While “unreasonable” implies explanations or justifications, the quality of these reasons will however be poor. If one sticks to the above definition of reason, then one will be inclined to agree that reason must precede faith. Allow illustration. Laura is sitting on a chair. Micah asks Laura if she thinks the president will support her. Laura exclaims, “Of course it will!” “But how do you really know?” Micah asks. “Every chair I have sat in has supported my weight and I have no reason to believe that this time will be any different.” » says Laura. It is obvious that Laura's faith in the chair was preceded by conscious or subconscious reason. Further evidence lies in another reason. The original philosophers, Plato and Aristotle, both believe...... middle of article ......vince, Trans.) New York: Benziger Bros. .Clark, S.L. (1984). From Athens to Jerusalem: the love of wisdom and the love of God. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Dawkins, R. (2006). The illusion of God. Boston: Harcourt Publishing. Gelwick, R. (1977). The path of discovery. New York: Oxford University Press. Greenspan, P. (2003). Emotions, rationality and mind/body. In A. Hatzimoysis (ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. Habermas, J. (2010). An awareness of what is missing: faith and reason in a post-secular age. (C. Cronin, Trans.) Frankfurt: Polity Press. Lewis, C. S. (1952). Simple Christianity. New York: HarperCollins Publishing. Marsden, G. M. (2003). Jonathan Edwards: A Life. New Haven: Yale University Press. Saint Michael's Institute. (1970). reason and reality. London: St. Martin's Press. Sousa, R. d. (1987). The rationality of emotion. Cambridge: MIT Press.