Classical Theism, Philosophy, and Religion Forum / Greetings.

**Posted by ScholasticRealist** 7/07/2015 6:46 am

Hello,

My name is John, and I'm a long-time reader of Feser's blog. My academic background was in philosophy; specifically modern philosophy. When I encountered Gilson's Methodical Realism five years ago, it was like an epiphany for me. Ever since, I've been playing catch-up philosophically-speaking, reading every manual I can get my hands on. Scholasticism, late have I loved thee.

I'm Roman Catholic by religion. I'm also looking forward to reading the posts on this forum. I doubt I'll participate very often, but I'll try to contribute when I'm able.

Scott, you and I are both from the Akron area. I went to Archbishop Hoban.

**Posted by Nick** 7/07/2015 8:44 am

There is a surprising number of people in the Northeast Ohio region here on this forum. Welcome!

**Posted by Scott** 7/07/2015 8:55 am

ScholasticRealist wrote:
Scott, you and I are both from the Akron area. I went to Archbishop Hoban.

Well, howdy, neighbor! Welcome to the forum.

I actually grew up about an hour away (Niles), which is still "the Akron area" taken broadly, and I've lived in or near Cuyahoga Falls for over a quarter of a century now. I wasn't raised Roman Catholic but I'm currently working with a priest on joining the Church; it was the Scholastics who did the intellectual part of the prep work.