Sic et Non was an effort to demonstrate that
A) there was an irreconcilable conflict between reason and faith and that the Christian must choose faith.
B) different theologians had conflicting opinions and hence, the enterprise of theology in general was vain.
C) Aquinas's Summa Theologica was methodologically flawed.
D) the conflicting opinions of theologians could be reconciled through reasoned argument (dialectics).
E) there were no conflicting opinions between faith and reason.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The purpose of Sic et Non was to reconcile conflicting opinions of theologians through reasoned argument, using dialectics. It was an attempt to show that faith and reason were not necessarily in conflict and that theology could be a rigorous and systematic discipline.

Sic Et Non Was an Effort to Demonstrate That