Tertullian

When1:  197

When2:  220

Who:    Tertullian of Carthage or Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus [Tertullianus, Quintus Septimius Florens]

What:   philosopher/writer

Where:  Rome, Italy

works\  On the body of Christ [197]; To the martyrs [197]; To the nations [197]; Apologetic [197]; Book of proscribed heresies [200]; On the halo [211]; On flight from persecution [212]; On penance [220]

Detail: He lived 160 to 225 and was Christian Apologist. He said, "I believe what is absurd" {credo quia absurdum est} because it showed the work of God.

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People cannot know revelation by thinking, and revelation has no connection with philosophy. Only faith can give religious belief {fideism}, not reason.

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