Pope's general audience addresses debate over faith & reason Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today we continue our comparison of the monastic and scholastic approaches to theology which we began last week, by looking again at Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, this time in comparison with Abelard. Both of them considered theology as "faith seeking understanding"; but whereas Bernard placed the accent of "faith", Abelard emphasized "understanding". Bernard, for whom the aim of theology was to have a living experince of God, cautioned against intellectual pride ...From:romereportsViews:219 3ratingsTime:02:12More inNews & Politics