Peter Abelard Quotes on God
Peter Abelard was a French philosopher, logician, and theologian and one of the most original thinkers of the twelfth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Peter Abelard on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“How mighty are the Sabbaths, How mighty and how deep, That the high courts of heaven To everlasting keep. "Sabbato ad Vesperas", line 1; translation from Helen Waddell Mediaeval Latin Lyrics ( 1933) p. 163”
O quanta qualia sunt illa sabbata, quae semper celebrat superna curia. -
“Q1 Must human faith be completed by reason, or not?”
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“How mighty are the Sabbaths, How mighty and how deep, That the high courts of heaven To everlasting keep.”
"Sabbato ad Vesperas", line 1; translation from Helen Waddell Mediaeval Latin Lyrics ([1929] 1933) p. 163 -
“Q4 May one believe only in God alone, or not?”
Sic et Non(1120) -
“Q5 Is God a single unitary being, or not?”
Sic et Non(1120)