Abelard's compilation of 158 theological questions with contradictory answers from Church authorities, without providing resolutions — demonstrating the necessity of rational dialectic in theology.
Established the dialectical method in medieval theology: by juxtaposing contradictory authoritative opinions without resolution, Abelard showed that reason and critical method are required to adjudicate tradition.
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