The Saint and the Scholar. Portrait of Abelard
Description
This is the story of the radical theologian Peter Abelard. Born near Nantes, France, in 1079, Abelard's teaching on the Trinity was declared heretical. He went on to found the Paraclete and became the abbot of St. Gildas-de-Rhuys. Condemned for heresy by the Council of Sens, he retired to Cluny, where he lived a model life of asceticism and theological labor.
Runtime
50 min
Series
Subjects
- Civilization, Medieval (95)
- Christian heresies (1)
- Religions (331)
- Theology, Doctrinal (25)
- Middle Ages (85)
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Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c1995
Database
Films on Demand
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