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Credo ut intelligam, alternatively spelled credo ut intellegam, is a Latin sentence of Anselm of Canterbury (Proslogion, 1). The sentence is a reference to Isaiah 7:9.^[1] The sentence translates as: "I believe so that I may understand".

In Anselm's writing, it is placed in juxtaposition to its converse, intellego ut credam ("I think so that I may believe"), when he says Neque enim quaero intelligere ut credam, sed credo ut intelligam^[1]^[2] ("I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but rather, I believe in order that I may understand").^[2]

The phrase credo ut intelligam is often associated with Anselm's other famous phrase fides quaerens intellectum^[3]^[2] ("faith seeking understanding").^[2]

The phrase is based on a sentence of Augustine of Hippo (crede ut intellegas,^[4] lit. "believe so that you may understand")^[5]^[2] to relate faith and reason. Augustine understood the saying to mean that a person must believe in something in order to know anything about God.^[6] This sentence by Augustine is also inspired from Isaiah 7:9.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Anselmus Cantuariensis - Proslogion, 1" (in Latin). The Latin Library. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Folsom, Marty (2016). Face to Face. Volume Three: Sharing God's Life. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-49820761-4.
^ "Anselmus Cantuariensis - Proslogion, Proemium" (in Latin). The Latin Library. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Sermo 43, 7,9" (in Latin). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
^ Hütter, Reinhard (2019). Bound for Beatitude. A Thomistic Study in Eschatology and Ethics. Washington, D.C.: CUA Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-81323181-5.
^ Nash, Ronald H., Faith and Reason, p. 88.
^ TeSelle, Eugene. "Crede ut intellegas". Zentrum für Augustinus-Forschung. Archived from the original on 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-16.

[TLL-1] "Anselmus Cantuariensis - Proslogion, 1" (in Latin). The Latin Library. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[MF-2] Folsom, Marty (2016). Face to Face. Volume Three: Sharing God's Life. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-49820761-4.

[3] "Anselmus Cantuariensis - Proslogion, Proemium" (in Latin). The Latin Library. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[4] "Sermo 43, 7,9" (in Latin). Retrieved 21 October 2020.

[5] Hütter, Reinhard (2019). Bound for Beatitude. A Thomistic Study in Eschatology and Ethics. Washington, D.C.: CUA Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-81323181-5.

[6] Nash, Ronald H., Faith and Reason, p. 88.

[7] TeSelle, Eugene. "Crede ut intellegas". Zentrum für Augustinus-Forschung. Archived from the original on 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-16.

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+{{Short description|Sentence of Anselm of Canterbury}}
-'''Credo ut intellegam''' ([[Latin]] for "I believe so that I may understand") is a maxim of [[Anselm of Canterbury]], which is based on a saying of [[Augustine of Hippo]] (''crede, ut intelligas'', "believe so that you may understand")<sup>[http://www.augustinefellowship.org/augustinefellowship/resource/00000011.shtml]</sup> to relate [[faith]] and [[reason]]. It is often accompanied by its corollary, ''intellego ut credam'' ("I think so that I may understand"), and by Anselm's other famous phrase ''fides quaerens intellectum'' ("faith seeking understanding").
+{{italictitle}}
+{{Use British English Oxford spelling|date = March 2018}}
+'''''Credo ut intelligam''''', alternatively spelled '''''credo ut intellegam''''', is a [[Latin]] sentence of [[Anselm of Canterbury]] (''[[Proslogion]]'', 1). The sentence is a reference to [[Isaiah 7|Isaiah 7:9]].<ref name="TLL">{{cite web |title=Anselmus Cantuariensis - ''Proslogion'', 1 |url=https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/anselmproslogion.html |access-date=10 August 2019 |publisher=[[The Latin Library]] |language=la}}</ref> The sentence translates as: "I believe so that I may understand".
-{{philosophy-stub}}
+In Anselm's writing, it is placed in juxtaposition to its converse, ''intellego ut credam'' ("I think so that I may believe"), when he says ''Neque enim quaero intelligere ut credam, sed credo ut intelligam''<ref name="TLL" /><ref name="MF" /> ("I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but rather, I believe in order that I may understand").<ref name="MF" />
-[[Category:Latin religious phrases]]
-[[Category:Philosophy]]
+The phrase ''credo ut intelligam'' is often associated with Anselm's other famous phrase ''[[fides quaerens intellectum]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Anselmus Cantuariensis - ''Proslogion'', ''Proemium'' |url=https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/anselmproslogion.html |accessdate=10 August 2019 |publisher=The Latin Library |language=la}}</ref><ref name="MF" /> ("faith seeking understanding").<ref name="MF" />
+The phrase is based on a sentence of [[Augustine of Hippo]] ('''''crede ut intellegas''''',<ref>{{cite web |title=Sermo 43, 7,9 |url=https://www.augustinus.it/latino/discorsi/discorso_054_testo.htm |accessdate=21 October 2020 |language=la}}</ref> {{literal translation|lk=yes}} "believe so that you may understand")<ref>{{cite book |last=Hütter |first=Reinhard |authorlink=Reinhard Hütter |title=Bound for Beatitude. A Thomistic Study in Eschatology and Ethics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wr-VDwAAQBAJ |year=2019 |publisher=[[Catholic University of America Press|CUA Press]] |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=978-0-81323181-5 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=wr-VDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Tractates+on+the+Gospel+of+John%22+(29.6),+Augustine+%22Believe+so+that+you+may+understand%22&pg=PA196 196]}}</ref><ref name="MF">{{cite book |last=Folsom |first=Marty |title=Face to Face. Volume Three: Sharing God's Life |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hwIdDQAAQBAJ |year=2016 |publisher=[[Wipf and Stock]] |location=[[Eugene, Oregon]] |isbn=978-1-49820761-4 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=hwIdDQAAQBAJ&dq=%22I+do+not+seek+to+understand+in+order+that+I+may+believe,+but+rather,+I+believe+in+order+that+I+may+understand%22%22Neque+enim+quaero+intelligere+ut+credam,+sed+credo+ut+intelligam%22%22faith+seeking+understanding%22%22fides+quaerens%22&pg=PA61 61]}}</ref> to relate [[faith and reason]]. Augustine understood the saying to mean that a person must believe in something in order to know anything about God.<ref>[[Ronald H. Nash|Nash, Ronald H.]], ''Faith and Reason'', p. 88.</ref> This sentence by Augustine is also inspired from Isaiah 7:9.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TeSelle |first=Eugene |date= |title=Crede ut intellegas |url=https://www.augustinus.de/bwo/dcms/sites/bistum/stellen/4/228/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515230818/https://www.augustinus.de/bwo/dcms/sites/bistum/stellen/4/228/ |archive-date=2023-05-15 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Zentrum für Augustinus-Forschung}}</ref>
+==See also==
+{{Portal|Christianity}}
+*[[Apophatic theology#The via eminentiae|Apophatic theology § The ''via eminentiae'']]
+*''[[Credo quia absurdum]]''
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Latin religious words and phrases]]
+[[Category:Christian philosophy]]
+[[Category:Latin philosophical phrases]]
+[[Category:Quotations from literature]]
+[[Category:Quotations from religion]]
+[[Category:Faith in Christianity]]
+[[Category:Catholic theology and doctrine]]