The School of Peter Abelard: The Influence of Abelard's Thought in the Early Scholastic Period

by David E. Luscombe

Book Overview

Peter Abelard conducted many analyses of Scriptural and Patristic teachings, and achieved an extensive rapprochement between Christian and pagan thought. His public career was ended in 1140 by an ecclesiastical condemnation, but this touched upon the central issues facing the early leaders of the medieval scholastic movement and Abelard's own teachings continued to be controversial. Dr Luscombe considers the influence of Abelard's principal teachings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521088828
• ISBN13: 9780521088824
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"