Beckett's apparent insistence, later in the book, on the importance of Catholic sympathies (e.g. in Shakespeare and Samuel Johnson) suggests apologetics, not aesthetics, and reminds one uncomfortably that arguing the case for reasonable faith and faith - based reason is tremendously difficult without straying into what appears to be a partisan position. (faith.org.uk)
The essays in Reasonable Faith are not casual pieces to be kept on a nightstand and read before bed, but they are accessible to nonprofessionals. (firstthings.com)
His 1994 book Reasonable Faith (Crossway) argues that «Evangelicals have been living on the periphery of responsible intellectual existence... there is an intellectual war going on in the universities and in the professional journals and scholarly societies. (faith.org.uk)