In this episode: an interesting historical episode relating to the "Athanasian Creed." It makes a grown man cry.

This creed really "starts up" Christian philosophers; surely, a distinction here, a distinction there, and the appearance of contradiction can be chased away. But, our efforts are not always appreciated, as Abelard learns in the year 1121.

This episode incorporates part of Abelard's famous History of My Calamities. Thanks to my colleague B. for voicing  Abelard.

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Links for this episode:

* Richard Cartwright, and his "On the Logical Problem of the Trinity"

* The quote from Wissowatius

* Abelard's entire History of My Calamities

* "Peter Abelard" at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

* Clanchy's Abelard: A Medieval Life

* Brower and Guilfoy (eds.) The Cambridge Companion to Abelard and Brower's exposition of Abelard on the Trinity

* Mews's Abelard and Heloise