Two Aspects of Early Christian Faith

‘Faith’ is one of Christianity's most significant, distinctive and complex concepts practices, but Christian understandings faith in the patristic period have received surprisingly little attention. This article explores two aspects what Augustine terms fides qua , ‘the by which believers believe’. From early second century, belief truth doctrine becomes increasingly significant to Christians; fourth, affirming that certain doctrines are true has become central becoming remaining within church. During same period, we find a steady growth poetic imagistic descriptions interior faith. how why these developments occurred, arguing they mutually implicated this sees beginning their long co-existence.