The theologian who is famous for developing the ontological argument for God's existence, and for writing about Christ's atonement in the book Why God Became Man, is

a) John of Damascus;
b) Bernard of Clairvaux;
c) Abelard;
d) Anselm


Answer: d) Anselm

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