http://mvtclass.com/2009/07/15/society-should-know-beliefs-their-meanings/ Mary Virginia Thomas Sunday School Class Blog Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:50:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mvtclass.com/2009/07/15/society-should-know-beliefs-their-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-238 MVTeacher Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:58:02 +0000 http://mvtclass.com/?p=1165#comment-238 "<em>Fides quaerens intellectum</em>" ("Faith seeking understanding") - <a href="http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2008/entries/anselm/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">St. Anselm of Canterbury</a>. "<em>Credo ut intelligam"</em> ("I believe in order to understand") - St. Anselm quoting St. Augustine of Hippo. Both Anselm and Augustine (and Ernest Fitzgerald) are stating that faith is not merely belief for the sake of believing, but an active love of God seeking a deeper knowledge and <em>understanding of God</em>. As Danny says above, introspection, an act of reason, is "good for the soul", and should impact how we live our lives. A faith (or <em>creed</em>) that precedes and illuminates our understanding is a faith upon which we <em>act</em>. To quote another philosopher, "<a title="James 2:26" href="http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=114698421" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Faith without works is dead</a>". “Fides quaerens intellectum” (“Faith seeking understanding”) – St. Anselm of Canterbury.
“Credo ut intelligam” (“I believe in order to understand”) – St. Anselm quoting St. Augustine of Hippo.
Both Anselm and Augustine (and Ernest Fitzgerald) are stating that faith is not merely belief for the sake of believing, but an active love of God seeking a deeper knowledge and understanding of God. As Danny says above, introspection, an act of reason, is “good for the soul”, and should impact how we live our lives. A faith (or creed) that precedes and illuminates our understanding is a faith upon which we act.
To quote another philosopher, “Faith without works is dead“.

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