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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture --- Christopher Crockett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > culture > > Werner Robl <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Bravo, Brenda! Indeed, Peter the Venerable would have been the > only one to > envoy your cup of tea, because he was - in opposition to the other > two guys - > very health-conscious! > > > yes, Abelard and Bernie have always struck me as coffee drinkers. > Respondeo Oriens: I don't know about having Peter to tea and leaving Abelard and Bernard out in the cold. Certainly Peter wrote a wonderful letter to Heloise; he could be very charming, and clearly he fancied her something rotten. But he also had a rather nasty anti-Semitic streak, while A and B appear to have been remarkably enlightened on this point. I think I would have left Peter to drink his tea in his very adequately appointed monastery, and had both Abelard and Bernard for tea - but not on the same day. Bill. ===== ____________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html