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Whatever was valuable in the free thought of Abélard outlived his time.
From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Farrar, Adam Storey
But the spirit of apologetic is seen in two respects; in the special refutation of particular points of teaching, as in Bernard's controversy with Abélard, and more especially in the works of the scholastic theology.
From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Farrar, Adam Storey
The scepticism developed in the scholastic philosophy, as seen in the Nominalism of Abélard in the twelfth century.
From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Farrar, Adam Storey
United in one, the two factors achieve a brilliant dramatic unity that has made the story of Abélard and Héloïse immortal.
From Historia Calamitatum by Abelard, Peter
In other words, was the freethinking of Abélard rationalism, or was it merely Protestantism and theological criticism?
From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Farrar, Adam Storey
The Morgan family keep up the pressure on the Met, and a new investigation - Operation Abelard - begins in the summer of 2001.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2021
The new rigor of education and the expansion of cathedral schools, helped in part by the popularity of figures like Abelard, led in turn to the emergence of the first true universities.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
No question but that you'd be an exceptional Eloise, but what actor could they possibly find to match you playing Abelard??
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2017
We may not rank up there with Héloïse and Abelard, but then neither did most 12th-century correspondents.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2016
“They’re all wondering where I am, of course. Many I don’t even know are wondering. It’s certainly gotten around that Abelard Hassam di Chirico Flint, of the Mossville Flints, is missing.”
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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