Christian philosophy

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Christian philosophy encompasses the philosophical ideas and systems developed by Christians or in direct relation to the religion of Christianity. Christian philosophy emerged with the aim of reconciling science, reason, and faith, starting from natural rational explanations with the help of Christian revelation. Several early thinkers such as Origen and Augustine of Hippo believed that there was a harmonious relationship between science and faith, others such as Tertullian claimed that there was contradiction, while others tried to differentiate them. From a Catholic perspective, the relationship between faith and reason has been formally articulated in magisterial documents such as Pope John Paul II's 1998 encyclical Fides et ratio (Faith and Reason), which famously describes faith and reason as "two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth." The Catholic Church does not endorse a single official "Catholic philosophy," but it maintains that human reason can...

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