In contrast to Thomas Aquinas, fourteenth-century thinkers
A)became less critical and more mystical in seeking religious revelation.
B)tried to separate reason from faith.
C)tried to show the basic agreement of philosophy and religion.
D)believed reason could demonstrate the truth of Christian doctrines with certainty.
E)believed a synthesis of Aristotelianism and Christianity could be achieved.

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Fourteenth-century thinkers, particularly those influenced by the nominalist movement, began to emphasize the separation of reason and faith, challenging the synthesis of philosophy and religion that Thomas Aquinas had attempted to achieve.

In Contrast to Thomas Aquinas, Fourteenth-Century Thinkers