Editing Christendom (section)

===Philosophy===
{{Main|Christian philosophy|Scholasticism}}

[[Christian philosophy]] is a term to describe the fusion of various fields of [[philosophy]] with the [[Theology|theological]] doctrines of Christianity.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Murray |first1=Michael J. |url=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/christiantheology-philosophy/ |title=Philosophy and Christian Theology |last2=Rea |first2=Michael |publisher=Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University |year=2016 |editor-last=Zalta |editor-first=Edward N.}}</ref> [[Scholasticism]], which means "that [which] belongs to the school", and was a method of learning taught by the [[academic]]s (or ''school people'') of medieval [[university|universities]] c. 1100–1500.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Scholasticism |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13548a.htm |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=www.newadvent.org}}</ref> [[Scholasticism]] originally started to reconcile the [[philosophy]] of the ancient classical philosophers with medieval Christian theology. Scholasticism is not a philosophy or theology in itself but a tool and method for learning which places emphasis on [[dialectical reasoning]].<ref name=":2" />
{{Further|Christian apologetics|History of science in the Middle Ages}}