Abelard Celebrity and Charisma—A Response to Dickson.docVIP

Religions 2012, 3, 1140–1143; doi:10.3390/rel3041140 OPEN ACCESS religions ISSN 2077-1444 /journal/religions Communication Abelard: Celebrity and Charisma—A Response to Dickson Michael Clanchy Institute of Historical Research, University of London, 54 Stratford Street, Oxford, OX4 1SW, UK; E-Mail: michaelclanchy823@ Received: 26 October 2012; in revised form: 4 November 2012 / Accepted: 7 November 2012 / Published: 10 December 2012 Abstract: One might think that Peter Abelard (1079?–1144?) would be the best example of a medieval charismatic teacher. But his rival and prosecutor St