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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1693 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1001–1100

The Eleventh Century

1 work

c. 1093–1096

Latin

The Decretum and Panormia

Ivo of Chartres · c. 1040–1115

Canon law collections with a prologue on what to do when authoritative texts contradict each other — distinguish strict law from dispensation, and read each canon in its circumstances.

Western · Canon law

1101–1200

The Twelfth Century

1 work

c. 1120–1122

Latin

Yes and No

Sic et Non

Peter Abelard · 1079–1142

A hundred and fifty-eight theological questions with the authorities set out for and against each, and a prologue on how apparent contradictions in the fathers should be resolved.

Scholastic · Method