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DEDALUS - Acervo - FFLCH 20800103474 ‘The Personality, Self-Cons PETER ABELARD ousness and ‘Thought of A Martyr of "Enlightenment GEORGE P. FEDOTOV VOLUME FIVE (GEORGE P, FEDOTOY Edited By and With Appendix On ‘THE THEOLOGY OF PETER ABELARD IN THE CONTEXT OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE” Richt S. Baugh Ving Shar Andover Newton Teka Scoot ‘rasa om Rasin by Alexandr Lite saosructuse na BOCHERVERTRIERSANSTALT excise Sales Afent: Notable & Academe Boots 0. bon beim MA (USA 0278) sey 1933, od assess PETER ABELARD ‘THE PERSONALITY, SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS AND ‘THOUGHT OF A MARTYR OF “ENLIGHTENMENT” ISBN’ 3.908238-13-6 THE COLLECTED WoRKS OF GFORGE P. FEDOTOV Volume 1 Si Flip: Metropolion of Moscow Yotume ‘A Treary of asian Spay Vote ‘The Ruston Religious Mint Reran, (Christy The 2h to he 3th Conta Volume tv “the Raton Religious Mind) The ade ages Wetume V Peter Attar: The Persona Self Conconnes, ‘nd Though ofa art of Enlightenment {Other veins fing! (© Copysght 198 by Bacheersiebaneat ‘ALL RIGHTS MaseevED Spry utente ESA eae oS DEDICATED WITH DEEP GRATITUDE TO “THE SPIRET OF ANDOVER NEWTON THEDLOGICAL SCHOOL. ANDTO JOSEPH B, O'DONNELL, I. Dean of Students ANDOVER NEWTON THEELOGICAL ScHOOL oROTHY ¢. MOORE Librarian ‘ANDOVER NEWTON THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL For the Kindness, Cooperation, and Assistance They Have Generously Given To te iciaRDS.Havart Vsting Scholar ANDOVER NEWON HHO OGCAL SHEL, CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BY EDITOR. CHAPTER ONE. ‘Tue SPIRIT OF Tite TIME’ + TheFding Charm ote Renaisance in Or Days, 1 Siem Aap of te Toes Contry {Abela ata Martyr fe alpen {Abana Prete fe ence INores 20 HAPTER TWO sscsssetsstcneinnsineneenstS “Abas Early Yeas Aa be Se 1 Abels Detts wih Willa of Campeasx and he Founding of is “Oa Schl + Atlas lesan Willams *Comesio™ {Ala Rete Par {Atel Visor “Alas Opprton o Rosin * Abela Sies Theology under Anti of Laon "Alas Retr ars ana Fae Teacher of Tenopy and Philosophy + Atlan he Poet {Atal Mowe Hae {fists Pregnancy and Absa Proposin wo Faber May “sete Caney. + Rumors ofthe Marge Case Abad Pace Hos in he 1 Abad Wes His “Trac de nit Tristate Dina” 1 Aveted Requests 4 Cowell fle Hs Wok 1m Coane of Sossons (121) 1 Camict emay Abd Exe Sit Méard Monsey ‘TINE Rerum o Sait Dent and the Controversy ver Denys the ‘copes + pvetrd Regains is redom x Content + Abell Etats Para Monsey {Aste Feros Opes + Abel Becones Abo Sn Ga de Rhys any {Acts Reneed Ascason wince + Abst Yew: ror Coot Ss $ihmard Bacomer nA Spent Attar {Tae Cauncl or ia) so Aad Sod Condon 1 Mle Ase wi Aidt Bsc 1 Aets Appeas ‘Rone Desens 1 Petrhe Venere Accepts Abela ot Cur isi Lao a CHAPTER THREE. ABELARD THE MAN + Atlas Se Concousess {Atlas Pesos Ineraly Condos he Uniqaens of Abela Bigs 1 Atlant Developmen Thee Misfortune! “Alla Heed Sel oem © Atlas reception with Fame an anton Blt ie "Ateaoew Ase of Troha Fash ‘Thefevene Sie of Abela Sa Etc ‘Te Mea of Rerbaton a Abelard Boh ‘Penecton an Abela Setse cf Pt Satacton vy asthe Programm Theme of Hs ography 1 The Lack of he Bonds of Friendhp and Abas Gloomy Eger “Abela Ascetic {he ok of an nena Const in Abas Life 1 Absa Severe aggmeat on ts Own Lie {Absa Dominant Mod of "Bele nd Wormoad! {Abstr Pave and Sable Tras NOTES. CHAPTER FOUR. ABELARD AND HELOISE The Aura he Image of Tse Love {The Auten of be Carespodence 1 Abela Descpn ofthe Pseboloy fis Love ‘Gourly Love as Alen Abad The Depaity of Lave {The Coury Ati f Women as Aen 1H ‘Helouet Sper Agaist Mariage Contents xi Hote Defeation ofthe Man: A Reversal of Coe Lave {emiine Love Pass the Mascaline {The lar o Hoses Despl Elevates Abelard to New Spiral “Heh and a New Spal Bond of Love Emerges ‘Te Soa, Spiral nd PracealCocsponenee enerae acme CHAPTER FIVE ..ssescessees. ABELARD THE THINKER {Ata Se {Atala and Ploy APPENDIX ASPECTS OF ADELARD'S THEOLOGY IN THE Context OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE by Richard S. Haugh ising Schon Andover New Thealogial Schoo! “REASON AND FAITH seek “THE SIC ET NON: ARROGANT. PROVOCATION OR A Souios oF x sexigus MernonoLooiesL. Pron i * AMELAND ON TE EXISTENCE AND NATURE 0° 609..150 "Asim and Aba 09 he iene of Go 1 Absit on te Nir of Gos: The Lao aon a Compion ‘wth Greet Paste THouph | ARELARD AND THE DOCTRINE OF ATONEMENT <1 58 “Te Noon ofRarwon’ a Paiste Thoaght ‘eases of Saifactl” Poe” and Mernun in tin ‘Teeny + Anselm of Caner’ Argument "Anselm's Amen the ight of Gres Paie Tough on the Iearmaton and Rederpion + AnsenisChstolopeal Prien “The soundness of Two Cio of Anselm's Argument sii Contents + Arsen’ Argument inthe Liphtof te New Tesanent 1 Hieacs Evaro and Cage of Ansel Argus {Thelogeal and Un Cheistan Nae of Ansel Argent 1 AbsansCigology adhe Accussion of Neto {Th el Dferece ewosn Abd sd sen TAB one ine New Tease * The Inacctacy of Viewing Atlas Though Mare Pelagin emp + ABELARD'S TRINITARIAN THOUGHT.. 96 + Te Lin Tron Bckgoond + Atta alas of St Aspnes De Trine Frode Response ts Se Aur ak + St Photiuy and the Roman Popes “se ad {Sc Pots ooh Roman Pope snd he Cred +S. torent tl iad Ps, +S. Pte Conran stone *Aselm t Canshry on be hy Ain he Grek “Ast De cen ina Set 1 Abt Taran Pam eee ae ostine 1 Abt ad he Reve Ty ie OW Feanct 1 Abela hs Revelation of Ty Get Pe * Abela Atego Demons hthe Boon ofthe Ti ‘Coasiset with Rewoe af + Absa onthe Procession fe Hly Spit * Gia! Coola of Abs Tnran Tho + NoTES.. seseeseeee 255.290 INTRODUCTION by Richard. Haugh sing Scholar, Andover Newton Theloical School "it bam intent intrese in Abd dung my second year fst at Andover Newton Thebogial Schoo an ees whch has Shido rogh te ges: Had a ea or my ere Cin itngeage pir to focal snd of tat language, volume 78 of Patologia Latin volume cong Abeards works woul fave Tomine! eld fore. Alhough I il no fool aly of Ald Garing my doco les, {eamived 0 Hay Abelard 38 2h Take carly 19700 te daughter of George P. Fedotov sid in my tun copy ofr aber akon Abel i san. The ook, ablahed in he uty ye of Sonex Rusa, ad 0 ecle al Fotos noes wd oer nara, Despised as Tread tht Tho ay come pn Dok that a uy grape ihe eo ie pn and socom eas ci his ably 1 grap tha cv fa bjt and exes. ‘Sbncely. Fedo talent i hs ait fo comtey mote of hate “tential none paragrar tan many ete Sone) ian ete ook Fedo wa bos pocipve now of he ea” an exraonry Dryeolopit. Hit Soot the moe insightful T ave ond 08 i Prony ad slcnscounes of Abad =~ and ao Te: The {nly ter woe that can compar with Feoov's ik Eten Cis Brine oe and Abad (960 bat entre f Cio boc {hho dite To ead Feds’ elegant bok 10 come to tow, ‘Tost personal Atcard adit On errs tthe inner ‘Benin and peony of fe wo, “Atos Fedoovs pation oe Wests ato a specai in asian ego ope Fedor’ sademie wang we in Lan ‘Medial ogi ie my ofthe Ress scolar this eter, Fedotov studied not ony i Rusia but also fw Wester Eope, Spel in Gey and aly. Fea hada ret intrest in Doel shoght Te Taare volamer of The Collected Works of org. Fedo wl ake that cer Tn Chapa Four of ts Book tot writes: "We will ot analyze Abela halogen for ht won ak 0 fr aay Besase of tis aaa this ier exraoiay we plier Feused tha wit an Appeaixwhich wool cover few vl eas, ff Alans thology. {fave touched oly brief on foe areas of ‘Atta halogy i the cone of histor thelogy. Tete out ‘Ges ae bo svelte rer del nd best bok The ‘Theology of Peer Abelard inthe Contes of Christian Doce In ‘itn wo these four subj, my book coves Abelards eical Le Ineshcon evan, ie eso of brim cnn, ston sarin, Me Eucharist the. Immactinte Conception, papacy” creation ee wll he inspaton of npr, onal sa and Is atid tar the Grek Eat. Ciginl am wat ial ch of Ahalogel concer for Abela ane where be doivly ages wi SU Augie ant oer Lain slop. Fr example, Absird So i a me Sie fos ut re nee ohiairae aariat oe Wh Tan fol conta ad crs te supteme'gondaes of Gd wo eset sve ves SaEay ‘hae nt ouch onthe subj orginal sin in his Append. The foe spect of Abelard eology weed nis append he const Of histccl theolony ‘are: Reason and Fath fe See Now the ‘Aonemen: aad Abend Trntaian ough. Abel opponents di of atonal at xen en a ce fection on Remon and Finis opponents acesed het of ‘noribodox, novel meodoioy: hence the secton on the Sie Nan ‘is opponasaecsed him of elgianism, Aras, Nests Sablon, sd Sobordinnionsm hance th econ: on he Aron ‘ren and he Ty The rear sold be sare hc yo te epatary fotos a vila be text et cme Seville, Spain 10Peirsar 1088 CHAPTER ONE ‘THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES The Fading ofthe Charm fhe Renaissance in Ove Days ur ae the cham of the Resisance as alcady faded andthe sdieva ot of European cule ae beginning te since wih Increasing caniy. We ae popresivelyganng 9 hone derstanding ‘ofthe uty ofthis mapnicon care, even it was beached 0 ‘Sours of profound spitual and Sola teveluionr Peshap the principle endeavors and feats he crea thi sil anonymous iy fncame the tan ak of he eth centy of Cty ‘oral pine fo theme as. fe aclu nla penton ‘th even coma and he fst generation of th tent we ean ‘Sy tat all haat met ern sd power i model als wat ‘feud wii hese one nde and ity yeas T event erry ‘in tine of bigs, of te intl esac of chat ree, Siete einem was 9 ue of summing up offal symtbene. Bt os tine of coolag off of eran dalsnoment nicl and of ‘ereecd actly. Tow forces which tro hi ges were ‘dre he fortes of te new ge ad may of tose oc which fave bon by nw extinguished, were late Inthe Cel cet ‘The range ofthe valistons of tate, created bythe enon of Intemal contractions, sm les bt ether presen dha of ou tn, But in corr ooo, bade sts easleeny, 3 ‘iy wie ret sown monumental ye Sant Aspects of he Toe h Contry “Te twelfth century was the goien age of chia. wa ied by the movements of the Crsalers and evened By te Ree Cons {Ese But the monarchy ir acs) had sed sched al ‘eccess on the, way fo nalonal any. In the cir the young Sowrpoisie was building ups conany, gulls, andi self ‘overtime cee git cy he masta of soil ie — ‘he rich marks, the re’ cabo, and future univers. The Improved comers altura Gs With the East broadened the ropaptal nf calnfaludook wan unpecedoed doe, “ren more complex ws tha wich was occuring in heey ofthe spite Romanesque at having eaced tri, commenced ‘reat io the Gade Poplar npuoges evecare were awakening {othe teary ie Te ne yea poetry ofthe wou which ‘ose In suthern France ate end tthe preceding cent eadully ape the Nor, eayng with 3 ally novel ee of i and 16 Peter Abelard rel raion of lve Bat albus is psy te vcerios Latin teage souded fr not ny ne car and schol bu son theta eo elas ta sane hoe Wenn ‘ord They of clon moe pi sn ied Lan, Coa Tilblogts cone male spat of enasanee in he {rei eeu nana athe so of mane of case $e. The poem Lirias abot Herel Buratea war fg onidre to be a forgery by 4 Humanist Bsns of lass language In be wees cnury wring sre css spe mote “iar” The lo fob Saibaba i he {idiom oie Guaoce "Te mil eb ets bd ‘rer min New monaco wer teed and der ones were ‘oped ath less now da tt ol cn oF {Seelam but alow te new ssn fr Be eof pr ow ‘hey would ack thr rats oer robles foe ad maps, ‘it necessary comeing bem th qc of avaion ete wach wh nn ces nd sary evel cents. Deed spect of ftdalm eed Ech {dalled was na yer aw toe ier of Nope fl a in i aobiorepicl De Virus oft nara Tomar Mare the rd wh was se concerned shout Ge iling fil han mankind, The Chr condemnation had fet Tomas Sopeas tat no cass exaped tom Thoma’ murdtos plone’ of leap “lars, peasant ci. And Thomas yo ans alone ~ Vag le Pae, Thebold of Charnes, and Ajon Tae ‘Vishe are ao kaowa to wn Siete Church was pov fait inet in caring tne pining ods re ws Oly et ‘ous which was capable iin he evens and Wan ‘the ucotled lads te soy incesngCnaleon of te ‘monarchy ofthe Capes But nial and ine ths Copeians Sree tae mopman ue dma Heda. And Senter hs dnc Love Vt ep Kasten iy sopped Thoms de Mae by ving The organization ofthe Fit Crusade proses a ype of ‘mksoncopic image of is cho seo fas, Pope Usa I hae by a st pope ai oppoled bythe Hg of ati Erp sl cptl ofseccn recat bee of hp oe ea Teal tr Attar nt oe hand wil ape te ing on fe ‘es, aoe pt he es roy inpioamen he aes oe lr fin ape ne erie serpin in he monssere snd in te epicopary ‘Asli? and Berar are neo ha see Abad sees pee {nd hop of ett aa tt en of ling my {hetage ging be Sens sd tec of tc chagiag to cmecae chutes and shar Is jebely ts Sate oad The Sprit of he Ties 17 lacy inte Charch which explain why Abelard times wil sek ‘er and poston fom eal feud! ot ater than he Church, Bet the situa with the papacy was somewhat ore complex ‘an Bernard porway I in S Epiala 718. Within 2 pedod of ‘pproximatay urgy-sight ears fom 1100 o about 1130 — there tere a east sat popes! Tho Investure Conover ad ceed ‘Sonfsom nthe very Chr sought cleanoe Bat bose ofthe ‘xis of te apopes, he Poe fend a know whee side ‘thibe Emre, te Les the oa eal orden adn be Pope had wo cascad wah he rowing resistance af he acl Roman [opulce Te lndopendest cpa spinging up note pars of Fly asi he lect Roman popalcet see sch a stats, bsuts [revered hem preity boats he specal aorta the Roan Bishop at Pope The store ony rm theft tat the Pope's thor, aly especie and obeyed inthe rer aces of oe ‘Exim Chrch mer hear tome a Rome ul Te inris Pontifical roubiy writen by Lona Salary. form tht ope Eapei I he dpe of Barats had we tome. ‘Chon xo crete coco the ny. Both Abela nd Bexar wl hve» following within the Roman Cara among the ‘irda It nt an exaggeration ser tat in penera the esch Stee not welded bythe Roman Cara. Despite Bers pest Insnce drought Lata Cistendom, te Roman cards Wee at fn general overly favorably disposed to hay 2 fot that seven ‘ipectly fom he tal of Gibert dela Pore athe Counc of Rheims in 168 The eare case gun Gert de ls Pare, dough ater than te tal of Abelard atthe Coun of Ses, has reat, pnfcam orendestacing what on pce Abela i ‘Asn g dsp ino the oars of lion he onion ho een. Hildebrand sermy reform which eolutonied the Cah, fetis mar. Thre was x yaring for rebirth and parifiaton of be (Chore, togader With a casa of elie andthe vies of ‘erarehy Along with Arne of Bresl this acedca socal ‘movement boke avay fom te Church ino tctslaism. More ule was the huey of te Cabai (Maretacsns, Abies) ‘which had a desaucute effect upon the Charch wih is fandanestal ‘uaa. nhs Eps 241 Berar lens sof he nfuence of De ‘enilan, In hes Theolgia Chrisslana Abelard ite te eotere exeopt song the ‘xueme ‘ana of he day whom Absurd acts. Nong a5 ‘Sted, bt too much was claimed to be andesond Ths De eae ons wih aie o myst! fh, inf Sumac te Chae century tempted toon et thes comratons. nthe twell ‘zauy these were usta burning atte se our ne. In gener, the questons which concerned Abelard were leiimnte om of tala! speculation inthe atin Wes twas nya that La "ead" would develop fom the wos of Pes Lar Abert the Grea aa, most importantly, Thoms Ags Abelard a Marty ofthe Enlghenment Acland embod in hi thought ad eon very speci iden of. ‘sich agement i led atonal reais” ‘We know tha is ratonaign an wot neatly funda or consistent a appeared © Me opponent, thc Abelard atonal tweets tar em fac Coon polemic agai te ‘hoa But Abelard stele al sie fre cus of oaom 8 ‘son which rat to bean a offi 4 eason which wat help 0 rtd ah with he iain of prac He ended rel defeats n't svete, and while Bovaying tn crain Sone ikea, he fevertheless pedrhed fOr ic TMs, made Ais 9 marty of the Enlightenment one ofthe fst Chin cilealon. Ts same ‘heatmtancs teagan conics ngs memory ino the ce ‘of unceasing sists Between Rationalism aod Fash, The “svg for me nts toty el ot over Abel til a is pasion ‘devotes and dette seems impor fo give Oo Tepe ‘erardof Clava weal a his opponent Abit 80 ‘ot wish say tat we Sl nt have an bjt vation of Mila. Back fe 16AGe Rema nee Sed isprsionate book on Abela” in value fying is ‘oprah section. nthe 1880 Deutch compte te stay of ‘Alas ogy wid equa etal nating the pete ints fs ‘atonal But popele bane doe no wish renounce te gh Phe Spe of he Times 19 to parsnip. All fw stil se Absurd and Berard alnos car ‘memory, and we doa wish to manawa the ath ofeach Aelard aa Forerunner of he Renaivance ‘Abelard was deseo become a vie of popularization Thee se oe novels nd daa ten soot hm ha Seba serch ‘Abelard as cinta creative min ang which we Jom dea ‘Meang,Villoe, Rowseas, Pope sad Goehe. OF couse, wot be reggie of the hilosogher with chrehmen which act the ‘ove atanon but ether te rari ere shan with is ‘ography Too often tose reed it Abelard concent te on ‘hevromance btwenn Abelard and Helo, ihoting Abelard 3 ilosoper and thespian, or they constr only on Abelard a & loser and thelogia, gearing the Immese Sgnficans of ‘Nba encoun with Hae, tm the inter eae, te fascinating, ‘ough complex, pesonlty of Absa s ignore. With Abel ‘ich clearly lflacocs him pea and ute possibly lfoenes Abstr line of houpt oe Inaraton a Reempon, Yet tonal nace so ke scan of hs ration of Abia ieamong wes an scholars emp on ony ome set of He te Abr arth nt madeval an wo tad of sve ot ‘lytical sng bat ao inhi iniedstbiograpy. Te wagic {Gre ot Att and Hes, made ve by Rosa nisl Ox Lo Naunte Hoe ody romans tm ject oe a spel in France: Young lve’ place owes cote oni of ‘Mita and Helge inthe Pore Lact cemetry in Paris Dat ‘Ssenaly Abelard powomally presented wo ea or teresting ‘Shr “cane Me pilorptical work I pead, united, and SBiganes iis oti ery kage can hry expla a omtncour impesion which Me petal. mage pon Ms ‘Souci Ne bcended in atracgbopesoa saan Sha pusonsie hong. Mis sehen Ms eters and Shooloprpty amaring Absa idvuats phe t stat he Stent of thorn who onde te gnc of he Renae ‘EC hsocan Sons motets of ng nthe Renae His (al there of th pereoali(oo mate bow many eaigs ae {iren to oh te hora camo bypass casvepe tpg nda conmmnes ine ey tet te re woe “Rin ou sch Abas peronaity wl tk the Fit ae 20 Pat Abad Siaaions Seas omens on ‘Sic pou ‘erciy Casto oy rs eno a pr ‘Treffen taro Bots tno Ney nese yt ‘erm pore Waa vs chy poe Wes ae ce |e twenty our chansons de gente tut Gailaue Tange. The poste chontone Scarier oper en Sheetal ae ee as pope gg ee cogs Lan. CET HOLES ORS Shae Fees The Sprit of the Times 21 asta ee Soe see ery omnes: See aaah eerste oer ancieres merci poy we 9 ES Seay tae recon noweame Siemens ote fae oe Scars eens eee ‘Shige ae taco eno Sp li ey sh hing wer sre eC oS 1 se iy econ y Pope age i'n 10, rd ert Pose Toe oe ee eo geet ‘Seti more men oe tee Alpena Tv oni oe Scar cecce gears Seem ntpe eso i eee ea Ss A semeceetes The Spr of the Times 28 THe" Resa svt ry 89. 28h neem MB er A a Pne erlang Mavs e189 to ipo Aon ‘te mote Tomer nd 0 pe ure sinter in esr) hs a os Sai Sot ear tame tno Sans pen te cre arama ‘Spina bres Rew o p dh at i ee pnt me ortpnee of a a Al's veal rt parattct "gta tt wen eae Bar Et eee ee SS Sees Sesto eer ea eneaie So Sie go Secor ayers Piao oie ote ee Saoeaee eevee aaemres fel os ane uae ones eeceee cece) ‘Goapres withthe petsipie, which rust be mateaioeé at aay price, are, en, we 24 Peter Abelard Sor sani heeterisenas Spaeth Pan te Ratner ace SEOORE Seer erauteeraractarbae tate fovea terrors Set eas cn tees p Se ape Shing Rt ceo vate seer cree fbr Porioaouat St Sues arecets Senn Sy Ca wy he ‘Spe ey ae ha Sf a ese tnt che ay be orl it aya sc mao Wes peine aes [Rote to of et alt eee ea i tpl Sete pee Sons tn Woe ly 2 oe ‘CRAFTER TWO FATE, Abelard Barty Years “Te probable ae of Abas ia 1079 His ntiv and was ren Bettany" Alhowph bot Abed and Bema’ of Calva. ‘eal tow blog Fesch soy sn must be considered Pench, {Rese hse eee nether bard ne Deraré wae Frosch 12 'Nosard was Cle: Bren Bomar 2 Burgin. Thee lage ‘ust of Nan inh bani of eal the fl f te eat Gace Felooung to Abel's ancestor ar Being Show ee Yosy. His (Chistan name was Ptr. He alee Palas, ler Bi ee ‘hele Hs school and profesional kame Abelard thre are ore hon try fret was of spelling Bs name In he sources? ‘Sows various neratoe* TL would be emptng to sarc in hls Cele Brace and sot er Acts ecm nena ely Imagination abd boldness mised Wid inslient tard noel In passing cast sacha assumpdon Howe ‘rl ot be frgotes thatthe fore pilospher was bos fa the ‘stanmast ya of he rvine a at he did not know the Beets Language any oat potas allen oti fo the won ees. He gave i covnymen a most aifattng csrctraation, dena the ume rom Brahe Gl ons. Tel century men ae oad the ambivalot image of Britany. This an, pave and pe With ‘Scr cena s sharpie an arse endowed Intelepetla {Oto of Fresngschraerzaton). Abelard home was om of he Small ulrl haves. The eight Berengar o& Berange is athe, ‘Sento acerain amount of ees soegt ogee hs on ‘or toring them in weapon. Laer o, together wih is il, he ‘Septed monsose vows OF couse the voa fom the ca ote ‘Monastery wat at Tonga te Whole history ofthe Chnae ad CGtercan Ger shows us. But rely dos one encoun’ 5 Aisinerestd love for cate, a was edt the Berange 2, ‘spall sng the ating 2nd pov eyo Batary, "We do not know ithe young Pee reclved ary ening! and whether oat we cas dcr in his pasion fr lope! Soba 4 Febtih of miliary tats Both Abelard and Berard of Clava mpl many malay Inogestoghout hl wing. any ee, ‘Xblat was oot know exe the vires of eval. He wg ‘Seventeen when rerling Was taking place forthe Fast Creede? ‘which the French get suove to jun wih sch enthuse ‘elpous and malty talmaon appre remained completsly 25 Peer Absd foreign t Abelard 4 contemporary of hit misive movement he feand 0 cs © mention, Something ee aed him “Having ‘sted onto my ber fhe splendor of malay lary with Inheritance and igh ser hve compete enous. {Marin oder tobe reated in hners Bor he opts of ‘wa The prefered the bates of dlspasies Aare Sadent ‘The young Peter waded his sword not fo payer boa di ‘Bema, bt fra textbook on og. Ths was alga of ime. BY the end ofthe elventh century ealecies te, loge — see ‘ing simpy apa of an’? whch prepared oe fr weolopeat Studes, and pray became an end i a. Debates tog wre ready begining tbe West Ansel of Caney and Rowe ‘t Complagne were espe in just such apse And ha pute ‘as sian, for i at stow hwo leet “te person it ‘Go one of the suet how wich Berea wl tack Abel ‘Abelard was one of he fst aly ave hime ove to eh of ‘ogc dak renconing, Yer was arom bing he extee ‘aonalst which Berar of Caran wl portray Sohn of Slory ‘ris about he stag infuene of dacs and asc the aie) shad exmemesw wick is cold leat Abelard, however oes oad cao io ihe eatery of an extreme ates. Abela, {Swe hal se, fps on two ots spars he were ona Toles is time ad galt the onan Fas set him an oustanding texcher. Abelard studio dices ‘wit Rescelin of Campagne, he bead ofthe Nominal school Tacha Biny How fog thi econ lasted we 3 oxo. “From childhood yeas to aéslesceace”acirding Yo the aches wor. This was short period we belove Abelard who, hing ‘come te opponent af Rossin ‘of Compiegne, doer nt eveh ‘mention his ame In his suobioprpty. Atlan does, however ‘ation Rosca ono his master in i Dilota ann i {Ex Abelard refers to Rene ino perspective ava a this etiod, Bypassing the yeas wher he ws Sealy Pople ours Rin a a wandering “peripatetic.” debating various vines wherever tha loursied.“Coesequeny Teandered in “tows povince dnpting — wherever I rd of vigor ees In teat of stay Teco an emulate pega" A Porat of Academe Pre He was ata by Paris then aeady a major contro earie ‘Finally Cav in Pa tone oursing especialy nee" It 's onteworhy, however, that ely Aboard was afi he iver Significance of ths iy. Atte tink the ew COMA (he Fae 27 honogy of ela eis not very pei) the young pinot “ppere athe Nove Dune Cael School of Pas which was then tetded by Willan of Changeaut AL the tie there were fm Reel thr typeof schol: the ahional monte scheol: the royal ‘ool end the emerging Catedral schools Te Cael ches Posed teat he oer schools especialy ote monastic schol, Tortie Catedral scbas welsme ner ns) Ade Stcces of he Cael Schoo wat dre ene othe popula {nd capably of the ace, the map. The son pai te ms. Tete mace dd pot ive upto te expectation ofthe stent, the ‘ase lo tints, “Atlas memoir give ise bloe our ees wa vivid pcre of “seade’ Par lng before he evelopment of he univeey. Tete wa etn organization of arta” fe gto teach be ena ‘docend il penton various mabe of he ey abs and Ast of al, onthe archdcacon athe iho epesetatve, Buin ‘ual taching ha sesdobsined feedom On he pounds of ‘aro lipo istons, schools were estaba by independent Imastrs (eaters). Tongs sens, ces gering from vats Counties, ware from schol w school ere ning amest=s 8 tacer to their ste, ceanised parts and cites whch bls Fenfrced tht setae tndaney. Two tae from tat tine oo ‘haeterze medieval sche eRe tere waste abience oft ‘rte gap testo fee and tient one cul et and be taught simattaneoet, returning fom the entrum to ce sadnts tench incre to deepen one's Emly. Seco, her wa thug tthe pipes of suhony and serene research in een tebe in which be readag coca ect’) of tet 0 of te ‘each’ comments, wen doe by he toes was aerated wih fre discussions, in which ay Young "Davi oul th sent ‘ait “Galt” By ear preset rerio hs proach sae fom 2 ‘Sat of oodom rahe tan constant. Abelard Debates with Willa of Changer and he Founding of Hi ‘Own Shot ‘Abelard was the youngest at Willan cathedral shoal. This st top im fom engaging in shes with hts, Willa of ‘Ghampeasxwas the hed ofthe dalocdea schon of “Reais” and therefore an opponent ofthe Nominal. Ie was ot sifu for ‘Abelard wo eral certain arguments of Rosen: sometimes, 2 ‘em Ri he Bld hi own in arguments Tis eased both hit {Sacer a nds to tra spunst hms in Bt wore the “ering of the misfortunes wich Rave lags me os Saye with the incense of my reputation, te jealousy foes inresed”> The Yours man — Abelard must have been aot mac older han twenty ester hms be suey mate to boom te ead f= 28 Pate Abad school and, inspite of ssc on te pat of his teacher, be inde ‘pened up 1 coli Malu, te royal residence show eighty let fom Par Ispred by succes, he was ida © move the schol (Covi coset he capa Ho hat he al aeay oerhadowe Is teackers gly pov ae cen eo Scott a ros zo Ane ees See! Sacer a Serer hata ae Ee es fame of xy previous co-adents and my fomer master” Abelrs Hes and Wilians Convero™ “This ime fe separate oppocns afer he fst lth, Abad, saving ene his eal, was compelled wo fetur hs nae lad and ‘@undag forcible rest ora pero of april sx Yeas Tse ‘eum ts to Britany dntaroted Abed stormy ace ears fice at erieal momeat He had + refage where he cold bel it ‘ound seach and opponent kewse sderwent» spl crs ‘Of sorts, He Jone the order af the Canons Regula hati be Scceped wat was almst a moaase vow. Certain contemporaries ‘cols ats elles conversion he well nym comerio tothe mons life To Abela ths was merely a sep in Willan’, ‘acer, sep evenly bestowing upon him the epscopacy of ‘Chilons This was in the years TIOB-I0D, the fist more of st Secaratdas of Abels Boga. Whatver Willams motes, he ‘Rlinglshe his aching positon a the CxbedralSchok. although he {id comin dsc. He eased sore the Seve a money which was acute moch ry In pool cok. Tae wa the fanow St Vicor te Schoo of mystical Realm which toss o the goundwoc lid doen by Willan nad te pooper mad is ‘om schoa ot ofthe monastery. Aelrd Rens Pare upon Abels retun to Paris hi long and py sugle with ‘Will fr the cai athe Cathedral School Regan —~ dark paget Which can eal find lr salogien in the more of contemporary Toei. Let soot dll pon thse repeal Stal Aland lit ‘pon his opponeat he weigh of acartons of env and personal ‘sive Of cu, Willan cols ave tad obet poss ded the "ede amr" which was Park from ha hich mt have peated Fase 29 to Rim asa ilowpbical — fr he tie being only a piosophical — rey. Abels exteral station ir rgtle mas contadly Changing. Fest we are ame 10 sen hm aps a old teacher isch whre he tendo lectes om thts and tempted ‘hater thi nial doctrine of Reson with hi argument Fox 3 Shortie he mamged to take over the Catedral Schoo William. Nowever, forced hi to lesves At one moment Absa ga i ‘un. At anor faving rtued to Pars, he “encamps" on Mot Ssinte-Genevieve on te tito of the old abbey In de 1 ‘conduc te siege" of fe Cabs Scho! fom the Sch was the “rly stuaton. Te centers of ssing Were cet in Pa The oe tha cil ha tft place he Cael — ws dependent ‘om SaimVitor and was crap by wordess lo Abela words an af he Sea In the net century Mont Saline Geneve was sul covered with sare tloging © the Nonstey, and Abelard. ving atracednamarous pups tos place, ld he Delong of theatre Lain Quarer, Abela seats mach shout te vcore be gute. We have 20 sounds 10 doute tem, especialy sce he indices two — Indeed ‘Major — isances of hs secu. Opin diffe coaceming dhe extent {o which Willam modified his option In any even, Willa id ‘modify hs postion. The questo i nerely 10 what extent He Ianaged through his butt compe Wiliam to change his teaching on Tniveras” — that gene concepts arond whch Pilosopialcebaes were ten revolving. The consequences of is TRenealsucsetsgrve Abel a even fare practi tory. The ‘change in Wiliam views war endentod Sr asin of weakest (¢ ‘haraceisiceat ofsboast ltarism), and Abelard increased he ‘cleo is prtsans atte expesse of his ect enemies. The person ‘rho war then at the head of the Cathedral School volnarly ‘inguin f Abelard wn cena, wae not be 1 sop er og. ‘Abela Opposition to Roxen sll mies for centre se dcusion of Abas ilsopial postion Lt us online now tat Abe was also ‘ova sepprar of Ronin One sure, athoagh mt We Fell, ‘Sys tha spr be ato engage in diapers witheapporers ‘of Nominal as wal: Probtiy by that tne he was flowy is ‘ump path way beeen tiv eo ead This des tot mean ‘Gatti aeonellaae he prefered ate a wo fos, 30 Per Abelard Abelard States Theology under Anselm of Laon ‘The srgle etn Abel and Willan ws ineraped sco time by te separ ofthe wo Tes (we do ot know A this was Eimultansous) "= Willam went Chilons were he was seced ‘opin 111: Abelard went Brey to wie he wae mont by fly mater is paren ad decided fo ake monastic wow id 1s mr as tv hn To nal rca Upon searing ‘Abel ound tha Wiliam ws 9 oer nar. Yt Abs i ot ‘eman in is chy, heey wich ww paved te way hi are ‘Atte aclapared before him The renowned ater, wh by Bow ‘ras neary hire, decided fo stone students bench the [Wotesors fet is ine to study delogy Up to that time Abelard ad concerned hse ely wi eular ude, He does ony what sh i om his new th wheter his was pital bad of {nscatemic atone rch of knowl tat wa ‘Theater more probe Inthe mile apes ection most ave Scemed incomplte wihout he Lnosaip of he spree Slece of ‘cao och wah vio of Abid Hull ast ‘earn ta age holy war ley an atonomousdcisin wih sown scholarly wade and medio, Thar was Abelard who fst ‘hod th erm slog in he sense at es mr een wed Is aly uly te and only one excludes the Grok Priic wage of te {Em henlogy in the Greek Est Cem of Alesana (6 20) and ‘bene 81 had aed pride henley om an ‘Atlaré set for to the one who could be consid the ‘embodiment of thi helopea eaduion 19 Anse of Lach ‘Rss of Lao wth ase of Willa of Champeass 3p po ‘tone f the reset theologians oft preceding century — Anse St Canesbery. the ongnator of the ontlopesl spent forthe xiteoe of Code tcslopan wh et i pinto both Rom Ghote and Proteus dacsins of demi thowps hs ext Inkpen of sonnet i is Cur Dou Hema andthe helogin whore rape te sussex bt fay work apa the Gris ie De Procine Sprit Sanct.® ‘Abelard aned ine ly of Lana, acy sl ina sta of farmect ‘vee th ree cl war Fllng tho der of fs shop in 1112, hon, ater desperate resistance, was uke by the royal any. Te Proline commune ph in boo Absa does nt et wed sp ‘Bout sewe events They trouble him esta Ite a i the ens {lata sn royal war which were prevalent wherever Be ive trhter in Beary oink ede rancid opis (rs toa Being amit he oom ovens wh ad hae op Europe, the ema veputicof scale witrew ino ace fst span {ntoes. Hore hy conduc howe ate fore undatunlg f i Fave 3. Ato’ et for Titan dopa — forthe ft of he ama ‘ins cnsioce “Alt fou Anselm f Laon w be a ey od ma, on "who a an amazing werbal command ba he meaning as arabes my ff eason™ When Amel of Lacn Ih ie, he fled fat ‘td smoke instead of tghting i up Abelard compass i wid + Teny bu ides wea" Ansl's tort i ot iv oun > ‘Alas seady mature and denanng mind Aber vo ong ly {yeh hadow’ and aint ceased atending i leurs Tht took place the cooling of ewe Abelard and hit wacher 000 ‘ig abou a split here aswel, Wi Vise please Abel als an plsoe from his ie ia Laon, baghlyUmlaaing his eae pis ‘Sh showing wit what acy the maser of nes fumed i maar of tcl. SS pos of he iste ot cole woh er wge platen St ogee aon ese. Most of those Pci boe oto aegher and tel ow was ai ono anata ate Taner os ey wis pl nem te te warren. “OF sou hey utd it tated eo Sal'as tow poli tp bo for peoaket ‘eob be clnmrtty sd iaialy ivi them tos eee ite fsowng dy -Agantmy wer they pave e sc, ‘Sng tat one nat nt rh wi roche ma, hk fron of Go chgecs T acworth hagutoe ttf et [ctsnmod w sey sol on pace bat om ineligeace® sa ded hr | wou be cop hi comply th ey weal EES Sy ie dtp ws al Sec roe Sera aoe ey ie wih ey Sc, (sje hc son at hey Pe poe ad Flew tout tit ove 6 wore shel from te sh’ ‘ct roopag the icred od ted ocr) ep rey ‘te ler wih ess oO In his excep we sex allo Abelard — no longer a you bt with youth coafdece and ary. sume ohm ht oly doe 132 Par Atelrd “eral envy dit Anim of Laon fri him wo cosine on 3 coun 0 Willaly begun Butte ol man could have ha we ses moves swell which Abed cond t have bee peti Wer In his work Something ecencos spon inexpercaced fn Us subjct, he esponslity Tals yp hin The maser awe forthe one to whom he gras “lice” sedan eno ints cae in thelogy, sealed heresy In Laon Abeta bined fr hel even ‘omer fos than the old AracinTwo of ase of Laon’ pup, [bers of Reims aed Lol alo eal Lear an Listas) of Lombardy (Novara) shared their teacher's Indgnaton (Ahelatd hough was they who feed 1) — they wee wo playa vsble pa. ‘one of te mot fed days of i ie Abelard Retr Pare nis Fame a Teach of Theo and Philosophy Bu Aneim of Lang was poweles dist Abela sng sta not in Laon, hen in Pari act Abelard completed his lectures on Exetel Upon fa cura fo the capial Abela astmed wihont ‘ndrnce the poston, whi was ah iy of ase at he mat (Cth Schl He aged in is person th teaching of ely Dlsophy, and faced the recognition of his competence i both ‘sciptne Ty ow he was claely wealthy 2d sparen al the {ie of canon THs wat the begining of bat ae hades ‘nih of ite est ni eter © Abelard, the pie Falk oulges e Del sci Abs fme nh ea ome tps senliay you ts dues for arig . Tose {fom Aejn, ving he won, cred po a Terao (Gani), those fom Normandy aot Paci, the ‘Tet anf Seatac i ot tae ing od sslng ‘ou fang ib Breton: wat mre 6 he cy of ou se graces jue mea ely Your pes an he einem’ ot Joe Bowie Indod, we Lnow that Germans, Englishmen, an Hains were among Abels pps. The ater ohne fiends for him ithe oman Casa ~ som of hem later became carats an popes T80 of is papi, Ouo of Fring a Jokn of Salsbury, ave Left at ‘escrpions of his taching, comply i agreement with Full, de Denil John of Salsbury praises hs clarity and popularity Che fsonded to the level of chiar’); Oa, his we Bohn A ‘nent of philosophies inom an in his asing ances, fomething wich mast have alarmed Berard Ine AbaOUgY te ‘egave ad omy side Bomar charac en exaggerate it ‘Boe hat Berard eared lap, eared wha he pit of evil eold Fae 33 oto the spel ie Abelard mastered to the greet posible ‘epee che at of capaiag the anne aenon and nti + ‘gnc’ meas, ese hs personal cham. wens cxmot give ‘Ri idea a thepower of his woe, ahoogh hey sre ditngsses by Sir cat and vives of exgtion Fis pops went ar beyond ‘he walls of the lee room a he schol Helge reminisces abent 1s pen ‘Ne i ei ayo wine 08 speed ie ‘gi? What women, what git id ot pie Tor yOu in Jout ‘ozo td i welncome Semen sor pcre? Oiecs SAS SO A ce ca lo my gs ad Heloise also writs hat no Lag sor eophe ever experienced the fane Abela experience, dt enue wwas sad ches would be eer th exci byte knowledge dat be wast come there" ‘And Tuk e Deal echoes et word, Speaking a he amor of te Jove ef women, love of which Alri take ull avarags oak ‘rh clone Abeta wings ss came pops, Later 1139, Berard of Chir mrir dt Atl worse, as wih Wg, tm many ces, ee, and frig lands We seta nel ‘Gaur Pal the fae ofthe seo! became unreal. There Was 2 SRE! whic wat seed shally eps Aer Pot “True, Abelard possstedaualitls giving him succest among women ie was hangsone,flaiely Your — thy five 10 fony Sur old— and inaditon poet Hee cae abi, tai. you tad on wane! pte it which So cot dogo iment het of ay wots Your {ist compoting ee aod Dong, "i fa which we Lave ‘ter tispes have Seem od Seecet"As sping, ‘Siig how of at om pope sae ou wre any ‘am net of ty of te, wick, fee Of Be Frnt of th wd tad Ge tare peed by eveyone, 122 yar sme wa o eveyone peeve he fone wre ‘aint af you bythe soeeca of ee malay Ave a, tae songs chs women gh fer ove of ou, Sie ma hse Songs sate af otf, ey gel deme wel owe iat cmd he coy of toy ns gua me ‘Aelard would write Soh the text and the melody, a8 wat the aston among the roméress” Abelard overly enh ppt, ‘Berea, esr tat Berar of Chao also wrest pty M Peter Abelard ins youth But was Abelard a rowre i the fal sense of he word? Trot words, in whieh guage i compose his sons, Fen {int This question asames a grea interest fos conseced with he aston his onal ad social cle Was Abela a By Dinh a updemnats cledeal cassock, open to scalar, cowry Iniences! Orde withdraw itn be Le scholarly work Te Tame seems fo be more probable. Abels Late poem of ‘gio and dae charm re known oa The lve poy of [at lees thew clodvaganr or Gol ae ao known fiom the leven cary on. Tere mes even tempo comet he ‘ame of the Colts with Gli Aelia. Bema refer 0 him ‘eortely a Gaith. Abel mel alo wes he oom Goliath in TNs TheologiaChistana bat pec stun ne who seep eer ‘eau ofthe Church nthe wn of pcnopher To answer ‘sch fools Abelard ser that Dive uth must be defended by ‘atone hen writes tht ls Davi, "wi rele oa Divine ‘Gola hea man bee asunder with ht own word One other ‘nd the wou fove ics hd st sso oi In he soo ‘tance, nd we do at kow if aoe om he Ue Vale Test deat oe wet cenary af ten tequsely eae ‘Abel by his ow ado, wat arr he seca wee ‘Aswaps 1 bad kept aay fom te fh of scion wie Potawe Twat perce fom bcong suns ble ais by cota wom wo ot ee ole he aes eo ie be itera could appreciate ody of he song then this ‘nar brass the Lain wore were compres hem. Ba hs ‘Sie Lai fern fated the popula "in any lands” whore, ‘Seuding to bot, he love of whch Absa sang became fous. Tntet he bert po oti ni ove, Spped s We sl te oft ful court) eemeats Abeard Meets Hobe “This love, the mot ravishing of Ne wins, was alendy ‘ecaring ako, Kno which wast be resolved bys caasvophe ‘Many yer tr elke for the basi alt which determined is ‘own He sow tin pre oo Vluptucstess, This ds pot ean thar he acknowledged the sce of Fu de Dells rebuke, which mance the mies rumor Bat Abel Was Wasting Dey ‘a wanton momen According Abela be always ated Be (t Stcsrs His sia was hi love for Helos: Was telly love? We sl retin fom an sles as me Lets late he fac at Abed lem Fate 35 ihe ee te ea ey SESS Ee Gas aa Se of eo eho nse ai ‘Tn "mae her tno onphont te Lng” Seuag LTietvpiy Rect tits Shah Tan SE Spe ele SS ESR Seri ad yon TE See Py ey tee Noor aah Be hy tie eo a eee emake bret Daas eee oats Sow St ‘Away was foun. Fulbet agrod to uke Abelard into his owe a 2 order anda isles ache —he hoe placed eri te power ‘ta "hunry Wall" He asked at sues be held be day gh td tat te be punished in ease of remssnes he bch rd Was © teal indispensible object i the teachers hands and HAs, aS ‘Soletcenla, tary come ute eidhood. Voter te rea of si, we ltl shanone cues 1 ‘ret opece bot we re Doe five tn a Be ‘Par "re ove Unie then tentetan, Raadtexenod (Bessees me ifn ter tom than tons Eyes meee ova bln ee ech er ert bel ed tune woes tnt To any spony, ve sometines iio "ae tn et ee Be pion vers, the eon of tae easel gh ‘le se coe op. Thess exercre we hed Io eae ra ve gens we nied oem “Te mow Became wos ty hs psn, he ee Um thi 1 Tatugee pinoy nod wor Tor mene ‘oui have « ei tsi ee lg sb a ay Mos foun eet see {deviate oh a tive aod te dine one exalg. {sees td eri my cores tt I ypote wx troaph apt bet ‘rouge ba I ol pect ny pes es: Ast UtieRapenes tt I cresed soi, og wana Sve reser plone "Sy iat hey ei! i ln th sone ot ay 16 Peter Ablart lot's Pregnancy and Abelard’ Prpasion alert Marry “doe Claaetnaly (ot couse he eres was eee and the overs ha pt Btn his eprato, shane, and vow be ftuaon wa ented, What ared as volous lasenSecame a love afr wich Was aed over ‘Dcome to mead When Hele ele a she woud son become ‘nator, Attar seeps spit ber tway fom her wrles ous, duis as 2 man alto br his ae Land shee he lived ub the care of Absa site" w the ith of ei son, ‘Astalabe® Leaving is beloved the, Abelard eed o Pai and teed in gations wih he ned ano. Fallet's anger wa So gett he was cpa ing Abelard Helse at been ep ara wing owtage in dat Britany Abela fre hi te east post sasfaon— mariage ® But nor wo understand the compen of the stunton wich le ep the eastopbe, is sacar to ke fol account othe socal eaedtions of he twelth ‘eny. Abelard was nota pis ut vlc — in er words, at ‘eclsaie Forte tower cree maragy as posible But he ery ‘ecto fos of Pope Gregory Vil mde clly analy Tor ests All be higher poston inthe Church were closed he ‘aries man. For taciag in scoot, celibacy was not juicy ory” A maid scholar Was fst of ‘aioe closed w Atal any pont of ocleatea arc, {possibly even tbe condneaon of hs teaching poson Tha ‘iy he fered th unc his canines — te aap Tobe conc at remain a secret OF cure ace mariage ot te ala grace, and im ts ay te ime contacto fh conden (eros ado py wha done, Beta asp mors of he Mariage Caste Rear Place Hilts inthe “Argenta! Coment Xela had spend ch ne convincing his loved to age 0 this manag, spo dangetoes or him ire was 9 sug of ‘apnanimly prop not oly of magnaniny "oof whch te ‘i pore bounds nd sees ove oe AMeard Abelard opt is ‘bide to Pars and mario er. Thc conued aval mening The Hl 4 | | Fate 31 il emained in Britany. But Flber could avoid breaking hs Gord. coi lative Rare malng the manage public wie She {Lies eft them Hr domes ie was darkens yes port er uleThen Abelard, oder defen both Ni wife sn is Foner, ved ise othe Arenal Convent near Pas, he Vy Pima here He was once ht py and compete ero dm the FEonatc hai The ns probably foe py. scoped te gees at lowed ter nisban (a vst ht. Later Abelard elle 8 Beat ‘Reto the pleas of love sich he idulped ithe monn Iefetry Ths was cious laine wows, wih wich Abela Hope to cover te poorly conceled masa. at In Pars Was etsy to regard sate Seo The Caerainef Abad uber hoght that Abelard ha aided 1 make Helos anu, ‘is evenge was hore Int was expesed te primitive cOmenESS ‘ofthe age twas aggravated by ho fat hat revenge represeted He ‘Een of con on, andthe canon Palo he ancl wa ang ‘Evortng te dcion of the fami counei. On night ih dead fies fos sacked Abela nested N= ‘With re Atlas fe war here. On th oe hand fame ances were left an uteling wound. On the ote hind ere ‘tar sorow and dace. To el he uty ame rover Peay in B From now on i wa always to be mised wit te vncpar of Iomiaon in estence ered rcopity aly therm, and Nis Its perched by him ah story of moras ‘Many years Bence the ocoon ofthe shame of hee days mented im tata ocd the pei a. I var te foe ht pried et ater item psy he sath come 1 the mag te whol cy guberd at my place 1 i San ams poste adeeb wih Wha sae freyone wa ses!" hw veo plied Row ty foie ox wit tly oxdomnons tnd essa of sow, ‘heels aod epecny my pat trotted eps oa ‘ihr srl mls at tre mash ‘Roe om he spp nfs my woud ‘ela isnot nagging te oneal «mph for him in these Ati dys, Soo ier these evens Falk Del called the general Sympathy and indignation fbsops, chai, deze ‘he lois te pevng. coming» dlgae hat hei iy dee hy he slg of you lod Why rose {rot ceaia "women wey ep Heng abou fy would 38 Peer Abort sh tee es with tas io ely wostaly mse ‘This plicy ofhismisfrae completly crashed Abc ch rad cn Ie a is Howe tow mys front Why, eveneee wil st psn a ing =e, Eetiegr wil sa tnt sail aot wil be aap fans a Aber and lt Toe Monat Vows Aha moment of despa Abelard made is eho. “Ini a inert rey a ae nd enfin er an ws conversion at ed me ek othe sae ofthe monary is Imuiaon, in consast wo his mariage, dint banish him fom the ‘hook Mle ant, 8 ns Of the pesto for a, onsoqenty, an eeceateal career aswell Inthe monstay ‘Mita undobuy held the ak of pt ta peed scones pace the Voneate confons ths Toe end of te tare of the ‘lin conta saw him in hs teaching pion a Pai Withdraw ‘fom he world was aot enteral nevi fr hin, Nate wis ova oat ya fond eral ne Ra i was a of ‘spar, he corouene of wich Abelard bore thoughout the eat CFR he! He wee t mont without sealing, he watt slide Stout pager; he was in = communi which ld not have espost ‘ward im roch Was Abel's fae He was to wander fom ‘nonatyto mois in allen items, pcs cierto ‘eng emporl athe school ato sede node to ay for at ‘inal oy of scholarly research with be gretsthomiaioms. He wat ‘oui ny wes be sel mons vows a Sane Dei loa st Ii ineace scoped he veil Argenta fori” ‘The Amosphre Sein Deis Cnty th posit to Agente can exlin toa cei degree such aniappopine choice by Abelard of hs fnt monastery: Sa Deni iia te gts of Pat, could ot ive him he privacy wich enecdal thn. Novy Abel, bt Berar of Clarvaur™ a el, ‘dcrbes the wordnss an decadence of tis nat. Aca, ‘Sci Denis was always move of «plas smunisraive, ahe ‘Ran spit, cet. Suger dna et bacon wb Sach vas the ase under the Abt Adam swell hen Abelard under to expose ‘he “onbearbi infamous dso” of he monks, and publicly Ba." (f cune, Absa became epegant wo everyone and Ada realy ‘usted is pupils eyes by giving Mi te oppor oat Fae 8 school — not at Salt Denis bat a itn hideaway belonging 1 im Abelard Establishes Another Shoot ‘om hs ches with Abbot Adam Abela gained ight to eruin pres of idapedence, Rosclin nse is Ome extant ‘Sue acon the chuck anne hm fod out ob oo poor, be was given anode. Teaching again bean to bing him mom, thich he disposed of scoring hs dscreton, What especialy ‘eva te monks was tthe gave aay ncome 10 oman TE ‘tom they spre mo hy label and who ines ees was Simply Ws omer miles I artmowm whore Alas church md school ware ‘eed Aloft ated assumptions lean any exe, (Champagne ‘econo Abelard hilt he dl ma dy grt ten 08 prfeston, But =ndoubedlyhsiped hin resin Ns spas ution [A pvc, he taught both secular sbjot and thecogy is rnumeoss sudeis valsed mostly the Tomer, ia which Abclatd ores reser noua. However dng ese yar be mange {o segue eologla erudition ad hi interest Ineresing Teed toward ths area hs vant he compared himself 0 the age of Origen, “te greet of Chistian ho ftond ot of ‘lop apn ology Bet slong his pa nw wal wae Fim He apocha fa with the categories of eson ad tacked te most teat ofthe problems plced before schoastiism since the tine of Austin of Canterbury and noselin — the atonal Understanding of Tnarlan dogma. And, le Roslin he Bop ‘pon Rime the eunaton ory. Aolard Wrest Trott de Voie Dsina? In thi prod he wrote Tract! de Unt Trine Des, tis fst eolopial temp. Ini the budding theologin, afer 8 ‘wilt fens ofthe night of reson and natal pagan flipon, ‘atest ater to exablsh the Meaning Of the teaching 08 the ‘inky in pllosphcsl eager supreme perfection 5 owe, ‘wd bd lov. He defends the Tiny agains stacks fom {vanes again exclusive nai a agains ithe. At eat {hit at seston tho tact aod sgsinat Rossi, athowgh te Famovs Nominate ot nase In places Absa tara rom an ‘polit in an acser ad wits sharp invective apt "pseedo- ‘Bilson, the acing of whom we have tal ie” The it Seas akon bythe od teacher ovo, hing ade is pece withthe ‘Chic wa ving the est of Pls ys a anon athe Chrch of St Marin ‘f Toure some tat his viewpoint had ma change nd [Abc amack war nt ected agus a phantom. Apparaly, f k t t « (0 Peer Abelard ‘velar nt bing content with his, wrote 8 tert Tours with ‘Gree aceurationsagaimt Rorcelin, Avery bier snd personal ‘mic batle enpta betwen them In it Rolin od pare Fes toa anh rly mcd Alas deform ‘sponded to her specie peronal scwstos Oi “i fem bie, hs was on of e pment exanples of medieval elo poles. Abelard Regus a Coun To Juge His Work From Abels eter he bishop of Pars we cn se tha was exceedingly perutel by Rona efor to fom 3 party for ht ‘ondennaton He waned ofc hs eps be Rims ed tare and Rovoen be herd before “eto and ltligent ‘ter to defend his werk on the Tray trom sespicon of hts ‘Ala! Nnsalfdomanded 9 eoune However vas not called place or by those persons that he wanted. According to AS futabogray, which general passes over te episode with Rosen inlaw, th nade forte ack fad og e Sede foes? Th wae eice wat he envy ofthe mate, whore etre als ‘ie enpiad because of Abelard’ popularity. Beings mon he shold inthe opinion have tug sacl abject Neer should be fave taught thology, for be dd ot hve permission fr som singe mare, Abelard work on he Tiny ser to ae bon mel) § peta for hs opponents, Aecoréing tthe words of he Rstoran ‘Oto af Presa, twas undenaheta te root ofthe cea Were the two colons from te school st Rbcims ~ Alber of Rheims and Loui (Ltd) af Novara, pce th sme wo wih ‘whom Abel ad tatod back th sho of Ansel of Lana Ts ‘hoa was in close harmony wih Willa of Chapeau: an Board ff Chizvanx — Willa wae both Bishop an Coun of Chios and Sema dean Comer, iam a Bear ee rey talons we have te ight cane them a eng co= hotpical Ream Ts try of fa shown fat we, ‘lly agains Nomina was condemned by Rea ‘The Count of Soistone (121) “The council wat Held at Soisons in 1121 — in he same place wre amos tity yes before Roscelscopdernaton wok place. Tt ‘tas presided ovr by te Bishop of Rh, whose Goose Abelard fad been teaching. The coun was not numeraly song. not uhciative in is compostion, although te papal leptin Fee, {Conon (Con), who was Bishop of Pract he ie, was pee. ‘Tent source encept fe rere by Oxo 6 eng {or Abela’ wa a Saison sown mtbiogrnhy. Bute pe (ofthe wal that he given, de to he exagguatio, Ink inter Fae 4 robo, What ste that Abelard wat id without eaig, mating we learn fom Oto of Fresing” Abelard sharp dares ‘tre fem tod e wan here face wi a prepared nn, Bt we onoteven iow of what be was pecelyaceated. Acco 9 On ‘of reins scout Aba was ccsed of aching Sabelanm at he dena of Tinlnish,abough even In Oto account ‘ee te nication that Abelard may have been suspected also of ‘rely dsingusing ang the Pesos ofthe Holy Trey. And the ‘Sod ution rose Anelr n Soueons, scoring to Abelard simst ‘sith Hoes, aca him of theism the same hare of which Rosca od forme een ace Alan was very sapped at {hepa lt, whom be ad handed over i book for analy sad to wont he sd given te gromse to seb tote sentence of the {Chrch,pve te texto theologian from Reins. His fxs became tis Judges. Abelard was noc hampered im publicly sting forth his seit diet a ute tnt aie ess. ‘Sood only a rv convert with Aber xt of whi {hing bul he ae thsnpea igor and earn restng of ‘Nbc book Abelard case wa at paced on he coun apna ‘el he fina sy" Alaa lof what ook pace ough someone ‘deep He ges us aly oe spzch,pesned in hs defese By he Bahep of Chars, who unsuccessfully asked the coe o ea he ‘ceased, an the to postpone scat unl anther, beter atended ounel would meet Tes a ths point that Abelars testimony ‘ome: improabie: According w Abelard the papal lepae nd the ite council great wi he poporal of te bishop of Charts, Westnet Soe nn code he nk iow taconite ioe diya perf ton em + ‘They saw josiiation for the burning in the fact chat Abelard. “dro ed ine oni obi whoa he pemaon the Roms Pow nd the cesta ahora ™ "ar if srpment wat Folie charge the coum mid. The uring f the Boo id nt op te pollen of cope of at werk. "The Bshop of Charter did Abelard a i tu by convincing him ‘hat the ppl pate wuld ele Mn afl Tow das, and Bat Be Injurce done hi would provoke shift of popular opinion in favor” Convinced by these guns of Westnet, Aeladaruly ‘peared before te cous "wou any dscasion, With Ms Ov Faas the tok ino the fe Ie buna smidt goer nce ‘Then, sudely, someone's vice rang oa, poltng out the words fstensbly included inthe book — "Cod the Father aloe Is (ipo aroused ively exchange of views in which Abelard Peer Abr i not pricite. But the oman legate discovered sch blatant ‘erornc, at be caiman war barely We to spree Oe Uk (ieston* He fee Abed “expand his fae everoue (rer gai is pope appovl oe condematon mg eoreton ‘Taste condemnation whch ed aay ako place a seeing acon being cosieed. Abelard was preparing forte confession of Ais fath when hs enemien demanded hat he lait Rimsll tthe Teviaion of the Peudo Athanasian Creed, The guestin of the Craluedon of hs ow hcologiel views wae agai fed, and the ‘elton of the Pseudo: Athan Creo ok on fe Character of 3 ‘ew humliation for Abelard! he cofeson of one repening "Sfseping an sobing, recta ica est [cou Such waste ale ‘of the coademacd man. Taking into account Ms omision sed ‘uaggeratons, we wil nevertheless have fo ate that its Toca ‘pers the proces ling wo Absa codemnaoe sf fom 3 ‘west We sal ee ler what th scl sanon Was, Cone of Mery Abelard Enters Sane Médard Monasory Accom esc Na ws pia dr hare of he spite Sn Mau acy ng ony wach ‘vane mone mri spon oom nal pny was Sarwan wba Sunt Madu Ab wat ‘ow ine poe nm San emer rite ‘nwt win Senco a mc ar Site hin we perey ue fo hme evening a emp pen cin fare vos He eal ow thd fmt asd Gel tly rls pin ol ‘Spun Se hata roel ene chee wee == in'tens te Coen of Soman comiccd Be eel of trees a ofa pal poner wih pedo imo an eee arain wi eat dome edly ‘recat Dtbeha tyer ence wen Sve Ft testo hs meno anc en) Yar ing wh ins SE eft cw wpe only crs Cog ‘ange of tenon ovate ar age teow onset Spy fa pune sve wk mows ‘lets nt sly He egrced nnye ly iter wr ser, wry fame Pr, he Mont Ste Gcmine yoke pum oom saeco shh wre laa Soe mete temo fhe fa Satyam sp! ence hob, wold soem, bowght Sim to or ha sho ot he nha se of mone ‘re Sain MGdré Mnstry Aad resved spac seamen — tie wa laos i et able a ‘Sho ea wl eu leer Dre ppcas | t Fase the hogptaiy, THe hansaton ofthe incarceration outweighed the flav tpt of costes lotr whch be aban! aon the oppaniy presen ile Accovdingt Abelard te expt ‘opular econ on is behalf deed materazed he mente of ‘coueisnoept to drow off tr esgoniiy fr the eee, ‘wee ppl eae ply condermed he cy ofthe rec fonda Francoram~ ubich was mate i th fae St ‘eo drys er te alowed Abdlrdtaetan Sait Dee ‘he Retr Slt Deni eh Controversy ver Diy the “arene Hs eaons with Abtot Adam ha ben beoken fons eer. A ‘ew moos ler mates veloped itd serans tobe. Abela, ‘Sholay cro povided the ares. The Saint Des Monastry fas mained fom the minh century an hstoicaly unfounded tratton tht the mary Dionysia whee rave the mnasey Nad ‘develope wa one oer than Dons the Areapaie he diiple* SF Pl who was coridred eve been he fat bishop Of Aes hd whe ahr Of mya weates™ eadoabedly coming at Of mac ter Abelard oacbd pont chan of hol ons a oni ‘he of links tom reading he scholar Bade be anived at he Vnlston that he Areopage was bop of Corin, sot Aes. He ‘Sdvotrac with he plication of hie dacovery rather, he mpl Shee Bede's bok okingy to the mona They ally seed the ocaton Abelard tra otto be not only an enemy of eis ‘owarery™ but aor of ie royal tea fel for St Dionysia {Taste “paton su’ of iu cyal resin, A ste cline was being ‘mites The abbot promcd to send Abslrd to the kag for jumahment, snd ordered’ tat he be kop ander Ssevaon und tat Line! ABelaré ad the weakest 0 request ender ston, Dnishment Ge lglg) order fo save himself fom rot eso ad pera rom ecctoner Hi eet wt ce, He re escaped fon te mousy a igh into tery fhe Count ‘Champagne whee at coe ine he had wasted i School. He ‘tative iylem stone of te enateie af he ova of roving — [obsbly at $e Ayoul inthe Gocse of Sens whore the Faber ‘Spero was favorably dpe werd ht" Pom tee eed into nepotitions with Aftor Adam in der to obtain fom him [erm ove wherever he would fn convient ouside Sane ‘Bene Butte Conn of Champagnes nteceson id ot hve ay crest, Abela wish o ae shoo monastery was, f cou, ‘SS canonal But he bbe feared ee dahoar fr hs monster, onl nerd stow prefect Peer Abad Abelard Regains Hs Presdom ‘Aba Adam soon died — in ely 1122, His sucrose was the famous Soper’ te ftare “ler” of race Falling to ba the faflinet of is eget rm him ax wet bein tard plain hie ‘oun at the royal cout wher he had ends Ara es of fs trovbles he thn powerflSenescal of King Loa Vi. Beene Garland," yemmoned the aboot and insted on feedom fe [Abela He war gine the const that whl he wold be ie choose any “monastery” for habiation he Would ot be under the tutor of sod abo. Tht preserved in acerin ese pee ‘of Stin-Denis Abad ha! deat taken the able 0 gan tbe ‘orate an aed stato, one wich be doc ot mens in i fbioprighy When Adam was sl sive, Able areed ce Jeter ual at hi snd moe in wich Be estes Ba’ ‘views on Dionsts the Avsopage. This vas 2 reencon of kit [revi view, albeaph the penal side of he mater was ally fase over in silence Abel wast insite athe, Po ‘esper nto Church is, he foun that Bede’ opinion condicted ‘ha of Eascbis and Se Jerome. or Abela the ato of Eas 5. Jromeotteighd tat of Bede qualita and quan. Bede enor does ot hake prcable ue snr vera othe wan scp Sun Denis, Bat Ablatd hare oops i exp. nt ans internal new he esp of esl falco, ‘Abel eco isa pinion seer ya tn gener tach ee suisse winter oot he he ade of Suns eas he Arete or soem ke ‘ia eter th wa fd Sey 6 Galo ach « pe come Be hata i may, atthe price of ll thes fons, rogues, and Iwmiitons Abelard vas fein effect nas rlazod fom ay

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