Fides et Ratio (Latin: faith and reason) is an encyclical promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 1988-09-15. It deals primarily with the relationship between faith and reason. The Pope in this encyclical condemns modern philosophies bound with nihilism and relativism. He advocating a faith tempered by reason. He writes "This is why I make this strong and insistent appeal — not, I trust, untimely — that faith and philosophy recover the profound unity which allows them to stand in harmony with their nature without compromising their mutual autonomy. The parrhesia of faith must be matched by the boldness of reason." Philosophy, according to this encyclical, is means of understanding divine revelation in a more complete way. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... The word faith has various uses; its central meaning is similar to belief, trust or confidence, but unlike these terms, faith tends to imply a transpersonal rather than interpersonal relationship – with God or a higher power. ... Reason is a term used in philosophy to refer to the higher cognitive faculties of the human mind. ... In the ancient Church, an encyclical was a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef WojtyÅ‚a (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as pope of the Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death, making his the third-longest pontificate. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Philosophy (from the Greek words philos and sophia meaning love of wisdom) is understood in different ways historically and by different philosophers. ... ... ... For information on the last book of the New Testament see the entry on the Book of Revelation. ...
“Fideism” is the name given to that school of thought—to which Tertullian himself is frequently said to have subscribed—which answers that faith is in some sense independent of—if not outright adversarial toward—reason.
“Fideism” is thus to be understood not as a synonym for “religious belief,” but as denoting a particular philosophical account of faith's appropriate jurisdiction vis-a-vis that of reason.
One lesson to be gleaned from the preceding cases is that “fideism” is a term that is seldom self-applied.
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