The Saint vs. the Scholar: The Fight Between Faith and Reason

by Jon M. Sweeney

The year is 1140. Inside an imposing cathedral in France's Champagne region, two of the most recognized men in the world are about to face each other in a contest of wills and a test of faith. On one side is Bernard of Clairvaux, a counselor and selector of popes who will be called "Saint" even before his death. The other is Peter Abelard, widely agreed to be the era's most brilliant thinker, a medieval "rock star" among students in the universities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616369671
• ISBN13: 9781616369675
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Franciscan Media
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.6"