(c. A.D. 380–439) Socrates(470–399 B.C.). Socrates is credited with being the father of philosophy because he taught that the individual must begin by first examining himself... more was a Christian historian who wrote a history of Christianity covering the years A.D. 305–439. His history was generally well-balanced, avoiding the extremes of overpraise of prominent church leaders and of zealous denunciation of less orthodoxDerived from a Greek term meaning “right belief” and also “right worship.” When the term is not capitalized it typically refers to teachings i... more views.
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