Peter Lombard, scholasticism, medieval theology, Book of Sentences
This is an overview of the current state of research regarding Peter Lombard and the Book of Sentences written for the Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques. The piece offers a treatment of Peter Lombard's life and works, of the Book of Sentences, and of the reception of the latter in its long history of commentaries. Detailed bibliographies are included.