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IOANNES PAULUS PP. II
FIDES ET RATIO
To the Bishops
of the Catholic Church
on the relationship
between Faith and Reason

1998.09.14

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• Blessing
• INTRODUCTION - “KNOW YOURSELF”
• CHAPTER I - THE REVELATION OF GOD'S WISDOM
  • Jesus, revealer of the Father
  • Reason before the mystery
    
    
• CHAPTER II - CREDO UT INTELLEGAM
  • “Wisdom knows all and understands all” (Wis 9:11)
  • “Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding” (Prov 4:5)
    
    
• CHAPTER III - INTELLEGO UT CREDAM
  • Journeying in search of truth
  • The different faces of human truth
    
    
• CHAPTER IV - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAITH AND REASON
  • Important moments in the encounter of faith and reason
  • The enduring originality of the thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • The drama of the separation of faith and reason
    
    
• CHAPTER V - THE MAGISTERIUM'S INTERVENTIONS IN PHILOSOPHICAL MATTERS
  • The Magisterium's discernment as diakonia of the truth
  • The Church's interest in philosophy
    
    
• CHAPTER VI - THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY
  • The knowledge of faith and the demands of philosophical reason
  • Different stances of philosophy
    
    
• CHAPTER VII - CURRENT REQUIREMENTS AND TASKS
  • The indispensable requirements of the word of God
  • Current tasks for theology
    
    
• CONCLUSION

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