Ad fontes

For the organization, see Ad Fontes Media.

Ad fontes is a Latin expression which means "[back] to the sources" (lit. "to the sources").[1] The phrase epitomizes the renewed study of Greek and Latin classics in Renaissance humanism,[2] subsequently extended to Biblical texts. The idea in both cases was that sound knowledge depends on the earliest and most fundamental sources.

  1. ^ "William Whitaker's Words". www.archives.nd.edu. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. ^ "The fundamental feature of Renaissance Humanism is summed up in the concept of ad fontes. It was believed that by studying the original texts whether, classical or Biblical, that there could be an actualization of the events described." "The differences between Erasmus and Luther in their aprroach to reform". Justification by faith. Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2007-02-13.