The Pelagian controversy : an introduction to the enemies of grace and the conspiracy of lost souls / Stuart Squires.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Squires, Stuart, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pelagianism.

Physical Description:

xxii, 344 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, 2019.

Summary:

The Pelagian Controversy (411-431) was one of the most important theological controversies in the history of Christianity. It was a bitter and messy affair in the evening of the Roman Empire that addressed some of the most important questions that we ask about ourselves: Who are we? What does it mean to be a human being? Are we good, or are we evil? Are we burdened by an uncontrollable impulse to sin? Do we have free will? It was comprised by a group of men who were some of the greatest thinkers of Late Antiquity, such as Augustine, Jerome, John Cassian, Pelagius, Caelestius, and Julian of Eclanum. These men were deeply immersed in the rich Roman literary and intellectual traditions of that time, and they, along with many other great minds of this period, tried to create equally rich Christian literary and intellectual traditions. This controversy--which is usually of interest only to historians and theologians of Christianity--should be appreciated by a wide audience because it was the primary event that shaped the way Christians came to understand the human person for the next 1,600 years. It is still relevant today because anthropological questions continue to haunt our public discourse. -- Provided by publisher, page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Part I: History.

The political, ascetic, and theological contexts

Pelagius: a man aflame with ardent zeal

Caelestius: the commander of the Pelagian Army

The "Holy Priest" Rufinus

Augustine: the doctor of grace

Jerome: the irascible, morbidly sensitive old curmudgeon

Orosius: a useful vessel in the House of the Lord

Texts, councils, Popes, and an Emperor

Julian of Eclanum: the architect of Pelagian Doctrine

John Cassian: master of the inner life

Part II: Theology.

The theology of Pelagius

The theology of Caelestius and the theology of the author of the Liber de Fide

The theology of Augustine (411-418)

The theology of Jerome

The theology of Orosius

The theology of Julian of Eclanum

The theology of Augustine (419-430)

The theology of Cassian

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-332) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781532637827

1532637829

9781532637810

1532637810

OCLC:

1124085520

Publisher Number:

99982636555