The revival of learning in the Gregorian reform was as much logic led as law led. At the same time as the rediscovered Digest was having its profound impact, Anselm offered his ontological argument, according to which God could be proved to exist purely by the analysis of concepts. It must represent a valuation of logic than which no greater can be conceived.83 Abelard’s rational questioning of theology is not far behind: “If Adam’s sin was so grievous that it could only be expiated by the death of Christ, what atonement shall be offered for the crime of them who put Christ to death?”
