In his book “Die Geburt der modernen Wissenschaft in Europa” (German, Munich 1997),
the well-known Italian historian of science Paolo Rossi compared scholasticism and modern science with early modern times. The medieval scholastic method is strongly reminiscent of the way theology works today, as manifested in its letters of reply.
Rossi writes (p. 19): “Modern science resembles the exploration of a new continent, medieval science the persistent exploration of problems according to codified rules.“