The Augustine and Pelagian Controversy: Grace and Conclusion

Authors Note: This is the fourth and last post in a short series on The Augustine and Pelagian Controversy. You can read the first post here, the second post here and the third post here. Grace This section is a continuation the yesterday’s post The Augustine and Pelagian Controversy: Augustine.  Augustine begins his doctrine of grace with the notion […]

The Augustine and Pelagian Controversy: Augustine

Authors Note: This is the third post in a short series on The Augustine and Pelagian Controversy. You can read the first post here and the second post here. Augustine Augustine heard of Pelagius’ heretic doctrines from others, but wanted to hear it from Pelagius himself before accusing him so that he could not deny it. In […]

The Augustine and Pelagian Controversy

Authors Note: This is the second post in a short series on The Augustine and Pelagian Controversy. You can read the first post here.   Beginnings Pelagius did not care for controversy, and at first he spread his doctrines privately and was careful to avoid any opposition.[1] While in Rome he gained a convert named Coelestius, […]

The Augustine and Pelagian Controversy

Author’s Note: This is the first post in a short series on the Augustine and Pelagian Controversy. Introduction to the Augustine and Pelagian Controversy In the first four centuries of its existence, the church had to spend a considerable amount of time battling heresies such as those dealing with the nature of God and the person […]