Fides quaerens intellectum

Fides quaerens intellectum, means "faith seeking understanding" or "faith seeking intelligence", is a Latin sentence by Anselm of Canterbury, which had been the first title for his Proslogion. It articulates the close relationship between faith and human reason.
Anselm states: "
Neque enim quaero intelligere ut credam, sed credo ut intelligam".
The sentence represents the theological method stressed by Augustine and Anselm of Canterbury, in which one begins with faith in God and on the basis of that faith moves on to further understanding of Christian truth or faith: intellectus fidei.