1st Edition
Peter Abelard Philosophy and Christianity in the Middle Ages
By Leif Grane
Copyright 1970
190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1970, Peter Abelard provides an exploration into the social and religious background to the story of Abelard and Heloise.
The book presents the twelfth century as an age of renaissance, which saw the revival of Greek philosophy and Roman law, a renaissance just as important as that which was to come three centuries later. Through an examination of the life of Peter... Read more
1: The Twelfth Century Renaissance; 2: The Young Dialectician; 3: Heloise; 4: Disputes and Disappointments; 5: Abelard’s Thought; 6: Bernard of Clairvaux; 7: The Attack; 8: The Encounter at Sens; 9: Epilogue
Biography
Grane Leif was Professor of Church History at the University of Copenhagen.
