Socrates the Historian

(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.