Rethinking Abelard: A Collection of Critical Essays ed. by Babette S. Hellemans (review)

Abelard has been dead for nearly nine centuries, but his appeal across that expanse of time has not dwindled. It is the mother of all weariness to repeat uncritically the wisdom or findings of the past. This volume avoids adding to the burden of redundancy. In rethinking Abelard, new ground is gained and a measure of provocation has been offered for the road ahead; the adage of finding new ways to approach old problems is fulfilled in this volume.