What was the major contribution of Abelard in theology?
Development of the concept of limbo
Discovery of holy relics
Formulation of the Holy Trinity
The reconciliation of faith and reason
Answer
Peter Abelard's major contribution to theology was his development of the concept of limbo, which is the place where unbaptized infants go after death. Abelard argued that infants who die without being baptized do not go to hell because they have not committed any sins, but they also do not go to heaven because they have not been cleansed of original sin.
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