Boso: Relationship Between Faith And Reason

The proper relationship between faith and reason is the bridged belief between God’s existence through reason. Reason is the path to faith. “Cur Deus Homo” is an ontological digression between Anselm, a Benedictine theologian and philosopher and his long-time friend, student, and interlocutor, Boso. Boso consistently challenges Anselm’s spiritual knowledge and beliefs on the nature of God, questioning from a position of pure logic and reason. Anselm’s responses, although not solely from the light of natural reason, are from reasoned resources that are central aspects of Christian faith. This analysis focuses on issues and resources taken from their discourse proving a proper relationship between faith and reason does exist.
Chapter I takes on beliefs. Boso challenges faith as Christian simplicity. He seeks from Anselm sufficient truths that gratify. Thus, he seeks faith through the conviction of reason. Boso states, “There never was a time since man was created when there has not been some one gaining that reconciliation without which every man was made in vain. So that we rest upon this as not only proper but necessary” (page 48). Boso’s argument of man uses the faculty of the mind; he and others can logically come to rational conclusions
For you will sooner convince me that deeper reason is concealed.” Anselm responds, “I see I cannot escape your importunity, but I have any power to explain what you wish, let us thank God for it” (page 40). Analysis suggests from this exchange that it is at this point there exists a proper dialogue between issues of faith as truth not requiring evidence and the rationale for a natural or logical reasoned conclusion. Therefore, clarifying a relationship between doctrines and