Pelagius (0354–0420)
Auteur de Pelagius' Commentary on St Paul's Epistle to the Romans
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Crédit image: Pelagius / 17th C Calvinist Print
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- Nom canonique
- Pelagius
- Date de naissance
- 0354
- Date de décès
- 0420
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Britain
- Lieux de résidence
- Rome, Italy
- Professions
- monk
- Courte biographie
- Pelagius (fl. c. 390-418) was a probably British-born Roman ascetic who opposed the idea of predestination and asserted a strong version of the doctrine of free will. He was accused by Augustine of Hippo and others of denying the need for divine aid in performing good works. For him (according to them), the only grace necessary was the declaration of the law; humans were not wounded by Adam's sin and were perfectly able to fulfill the law apart from any divine aid. Pelagius was declared a heretic by the Council of Carthage. His interpretation of a doctrine of free will became known as Pelagianism.
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This book clarified what is out there regarding what Perlagius actually believed and what actually is Pelagianism. It also corrected some false notions regarding the controversy between Pelagius and Augustine. For example, (1) Pelagius preeminently a moralist, which emphasis is practical, attempting to defend his view framed in theological terms, which emphasis is on the theoretical rather than the practical (p.2, vol.2); and (2) although Augustine's teaching on grace and free will was generally accepted by the church, his doctrine of predestination "was rejected by the Council of Orange in 529" (p.6, vol.2).
Another interesting note is that Augustine regarded Pelagius as "a holy man, who, I am told, has made no small progress in the Christian life." Apparently, Pelagius had a "high reputation...acquired in Christian circles", which, Rees stated, did not agree with Jerome's caricature of him (p.2, vol.2).
If anyone seeks a better and more clear understanding of Pelagius/Pelagianism, this book if of importance to read.… (plus d'informations)
Another interesting note is that Augustine regarded Pelagius as "a holy man, who, I am told, has made no small progress in the Christian life." Apparently, Pelagius had a "high reputation...acquired in Christian circles", which, Rees stated, did not agree with Jerome's caricature of him (p.2, vol.2).
If anyone seeks a better and more clear understanding of Pelagius/Pelagianism, this book if of importance to read.… (plus d'informations)
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- Œuvres
- 5
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- 2
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- 68
- Popularité
- #253,411
- Évaluation
- 4.5
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 6
- Langues
- 1
This book is important in that it corrects the extreme criticisms raised against Pelagius and, rather than portrayed as a heretic, we read the mind of a man whose center is Christ and, however flawed he may seem in some respects in the Biblical doctrine of salvation, who seeks to edify his readers to holy living.… (plus d'informations)