The saint and the scholar : portrait of Abelard /

Rapid change in 12th-century Europe from rural to urban styles led to an intellectual crisis of how best to come to God: through mysticism or rational analysis. At the center of this crisis stood Peter Abelard, radical philosopher-theologian and developer of dialectical scholasticism, and Bernard of...

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Corporate Authors:	BBC Education & Training, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, Vision TV
Other Authors:	Frayling, Christopher, Salt, Christopher
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, [2003]
Series:	Medieval mind (DVD-video)
Subjects:	Abelard, Peter, > 1079-1142. Héloïse, > approximately 1095-1163 or 1164. Bernard, > of Clairvaux, Saint, > 1090 or 1091-1153. Religious thought > Middle Ages, 600-1500. Theology, Doctrinal > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500. Philosophy, Medieval. Mysticism > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500. Documentary television programs.

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Summary:	Rapid change in 12th-century Europe from rural to urban styles led to an intellectual crisis of how best to come to God: through mysticism or rational analysis. At the center of this crisis stood Peter Abelard, radical philosopher-theologian and developer of dialectical scholasticism, and Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian monk and mystic. The conflict between them caused Abelard to be accused of heresy by the Council of Sens in 1142.
Item Description:	A production of BBC Education & Training. "A BBC, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, Stuttgart co-production in association with Vision TV, Canada." Originally broadcast in 1995 in the BBC series: Strange landscape : the illumination of the Middle Ages. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 DVD-video (49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R.