Fides et ratio

Ioannes Paulus PP II Encyclical Letter on the relationship between Faith and Reason (1998_09_14)

Headings

6 CHAPTER I - THE REVELATION OF GOD'S WISDOM 7 Jesus, revealer of the Father 13 Reason before the mystery 15 CHAPTER II - CREDO UT INTELLEGAM 23 CHAPTER III - INTELLEGO UT CREDAM 24 Journeying in search of truth 28 The different faces of human truth 35 CHAPTER IV - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAITH AND REASON 36 Important moments in the encounter of faith and reason 43 The enduring originality of the thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas 45 The drama of the separation of faith and reason 48 CHAPTER V - THE MAGISTERIUM'S INTERVENTIONS IN PHILOSOPHICAL MATTERS 49 The Magisterium's discernment as diakonia of the truth 57 The Church's interest in philosophy 63 CHAPTER VI - THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY 64 The knowledge of faith and the demands of philosophical reason 75 Different stances of philosophy 79 CHAPTER VII - CURRENT REQUIREMENTS AND TASKS 80 The indispensable requirements of the word of God 92 Current tasks for theology 100 CONCLUSION