Peter Abelard

Originally published in 1970, Peter Abelard provides an exploration into the social and religious background to the story of Abelard and Heloise. In doing so, the book offers an insight into this age of enlightenment in which dialects flourished and religious thought began to break away from the bonds of traditionalism.

Grane Leif was Professor of Church History at the University of Copenhagen.

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