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Proslogion
Anselm of CanterburyGives the ontological argument for God's existence, a short text that shaped the 'faith seeking understanding' method. Date is approximate.
Sic et non
Peter AbelardSets conflicting statements from authorities side by side, establishing the method of the question and its disputation. Date is approximate.
The Sentences
Peter LombardOrganized theology into four books, and became the standard text that scholastic masters commented on. Date is approximate.
Opus Majus
Roger BaconA 13th-century work on languages, mathematics, optics and the study of nature, written for the papacy. The listed edition is from 1897.
Summa Theologiae
Thomas AquinasThe central summa of scholastic theology, built from questions and articles, and left unfinished at Aquinas's death. Written from about 1265.
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