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Credo ut intelligam (alternatively spelled Credo ut intellegam) is Latin for "I believe so that I may understand" and is a maxim of Anselm of Canterbury (Proslogion, 1),^[1] which is based on a saying of Augustine of Hippo (crede ut intellegas,^[2] lit. "believe so that you may understand")^[3]^[4] to relate faith and reason. 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]^[4] ("I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but rather, I believe in order that I may understand").^[4] It is often associated with Anselm's other famous phrase fides quaerens intellectum^[5]^[4] ("faith seeking understanding").^[4] Augustine understood the saying to mean that a person must believe in something in order to know anything about God.^[6]

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^ ^a ^b (in Latin) "Anselmus Cantuariensis - Proslogion, 1". The Latin Library. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ (in Latin) "Sermo 43, 7,9". 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 0-81323181-7. ISBN 978-0-813-23181-5.
^ ^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 1-49820761-8. ISBN 978-1-498-20761-4.
^ (in Latin) "Anselmus Cantuariensis - Proslogion, Proemium". The Latin Library. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ Nash, Ronald H.,"Faith and Reason," p. 88.

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

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

[3] Hütter, Reinhard (2019). Bound for Beatitude. A Thomistic Study in Eschatology and Ethics. Washington, D.C.: CUA Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-81323181-7. ISBN 978-0-813-23181-5.

[MF-4] Folsom, Marty (2016). Face to Face. Volume Three: Sharing God’s Life. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock. p. 61. ISBN 1-49820761-8. ISBN 978-1-498-20761-4.

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

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

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 '''''Credo ut intelligam''''' (alternatively spelled '''''Credo ut intellegam''''') is [[Latin]] for "I believe so that I may understand" and is a maxim of [[Anselm of Canterbury]] (''[[Proslogion]]'', 1),<ref name="TLL">{{in lang|la}} {{cite web |title=Anselmus Cantuariensis - ''Proslogion'', 1 |url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/anselmproslogion.html+%22Neque+enim+quaero+intelligere+ut+credam,+sed+Credo+ut+intelligam%22 |publisher=[[The Latin Library]] |accessdate=10 August 2019}}</ref> which is based on a saying of [[Augustine of Hippo]] ('''''crede ut intellegas''''',<ref>{{in lang|la}} {{cite web |title=Sermo 43, 7,9 |url=https://www.augustinus.it/latino/discorsi/discorso_054_testo.htm |accessdate=21 October 2020}}</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/?id=wr-VDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover |year=2019 |publisher=[[Catholic University of America Press|CUA Press]] |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=0-81323181-7 |id={{ISBN|978-0-813-23181-5}} |page=[https://books.google.com/?id=wr-VDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA196&dq=%22Tractates+on+the+Gospel+of+John%22+(29.6),+Augustine+%22Believe+so+that+you+may+understand%22 196]}}</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/?id=hwIdDQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover |year=2016 |publisher=[[Wipf and Stock]] |location=[[Eugene, Oregon]] |isbn=1-49820761-8 |id={{ISBN|978-1-498-20761-4}} |page=[https://books.google.com/?id=hwIdDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA61&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 61]}}</ref> to relate [[faith]] and [[reason]]. 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"/> It is often associated with Anselm's other famous phrase ''[[fides quaerens intellectum]]''<ref>{{in lang|la}} {{cite web |title=Anselmus Cantuariensis - ''Proslogion'', ''Proemium'' |url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/anselmproslogion.html+Prooemium+%22Fides+quaerens+intellectum%22 |publisher=The Latin Library |accessdate=10 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="MF"/> ("faith seeking understanding").<ref name="MF"/>
 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>
-The term has been used pejoratively to describe uncritical acceptance of questionable concepts.<ref>[[Raymond Tallis|Tallis, Raymond]], "The Shrink from Hell", ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'' October 1997 p. 20.</ref>
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