In the middle ages, which was also known as the dark ages, we made many improvements. During this time period, religion and philosophy clashed quite a bit. Christians would get upset about the certain claims made by philosophical truths. Therefore, we began the process of Christianizing claims in philosophy. St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas were responsible for Christianizing the teachings of Aristotle and Plato so that they were no longer threats to Christianity. What was ironic about the situation is, they Christianized philosophers who lived hundreds of years before Christ, but their teachings were extremely similar to the beliefs of St. Augustine and Aquinas.  

St. Augustine was a philosopher, but he also became a Christian. Therefore, he was responsible for beginning the process of conjoining philosophy and religion. St. Augustine believed that God created the world, and the Greeks believed that the world had always existed. But he concluded that before God created the world, the ideas were part of the divine mind.

The greatest philosopher of this time period, Aquinas believed in the 'theology of faith' and a 'natural theology.' On page 179, it says that the Bible teaches us how God wants us to live, but he has given us a conscience that allows us to tell the different between right and wrong. We know are aware the it is wrong to harm people because of the bible verse 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you., which all ties into the natural theology and faith.

Aquinas and St. Augustine were able to harmonize Christianity and philosophy through hard work and determination. Basically, their work just proved how many similarities that philosophy and Christianity have. They were able to make it so that their claims had religion blended in, which was able to satisfy the Christians and end conflict.
 

 

 

 

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