analogia fidei (history)

September 29, 2008

(Lat. “analogy of faith”)

A principle which seeks the consent of belief among the rules of faith established by a particular tradition. In Protestantism, the analogia fidei will normally have reference to the coherence of the Scriptures as they are compared with each other hermeneutically. In the broader Christian tradition, the analogia fidei not only refers to the internal coherence of the Scriptures, but also the rule of faith (regula fidei) of all Church history. In this view, that which is believed must be tested against the belief of the historic and universal body of Christ.

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