fides quaerens intellectum

Japanese: fides quaerens intellectum(英語表記)fidesquaerensintellectum
fides quaerens intellectum

…Therefore, theology is said to be the knowledge of revelation and the knowledge of faith. This is expressed in the Augustinian-Anselmian formula, “Faith seeking understanding (fides quaerens intellectum).” Moreover, revelation, which arises as the relationship between God and humans, is realized through the human God, the mediator Jesus Christ, and faith is above all faith in Jesus Christ, so the actual starting point of theology is Jesus Christ. …

From [Scholastic Studies]

In the narrow sense, scholasticism refers to the academic endeavor to accept the doctrines of the Catholic Church with faith and then to understand them with the help of Platonic and Aristotelian philosophy. The fundamental character of scholasticism in this sense is expressed by Anselm's words, "fides quaerens intellectum (faith in pursuit of knowledge (understanding))." It is an academic endeavor that aims to unify and integrate faith and reason, and the history of scholasticism is the trace of its successes and failures.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "fides quaerens intellectum" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それゆえ神学は啓示認識,信仰認識といわれる。アウグスティヌス=アンセルムス的な定式〈理解を求める信仰fides quaerens intellectum〉はそれを表現している。また神と人間との関係として生起する啓示は,人間となった神,仲保者イエス・キリストによって現実化し,信仰はなによりもこのイエス・キリストに対する信仰であるから,神学の現実的出発点はイエス・キリストにある。…

【スコラ学】より

…狭い意味でのスコラ学は,カトリック教会の教義を信仰をもって受けいれたうえで,それを主としてプラトンおよびアリストテレス哲学の助けをかりて理解しようとする学問的努力を指す。この意味でのスコラ学の根本性格は,アンセルムスの〈知(理解)を探求する信仰fides quaerens intellectum〉という言葉によって表現されている。それは信仰と理性との統一・総合をめざす学問的企てであり,その成功と挫折の跡がスコラ学の歴史にほかならない。…

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