Introductio ad Theologiam, Lettres d'Heloi et Abelard
Date: 1120, 1140, 1559, 1564
Region: Europe
Subject: Religious
Medium: Literature
Artist: Abelard, Pierre (1079-1142)
Confronting Bodies: The Roman Catholic Church
Dates of Action: 1120
Location: France
Description of Artwork: "Introductio ad Theologiam," 1120: dialectical analysis of the mystery of God and the Trinity. "Lettres d'Heloi et Abelard":collection of love letters and religious correspondence between Heloise and Abelard.
The Incident: 1120, in France-Soissons: A provincial synod charged Abelard with religious heresy.
Results of Incident: 1120, Soissons, France: Abelard was forced to burn his "Introductio ad Theologiam and was imprisoned in the convent of St-Medard. 1140, Rome, Italy: All works banned by the Council at Sens and ordered burned by Pope Innocent III. St-Benard called Abelard "an infernal dragon and the precursor of the Anti-Christ."
1559 and 1564: "All writing placed on the "Index."
1930 U.S. : Custom ban lifted on "Love Letters."
Source: Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978.
