Fulgentius of Ruspe on the saving will of God : the development of a sixth-century African Bishop's interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:4 during the Semi-Pelagian Controversy / Francis X. Gumerlock ; with a foreword by Kenneth B. Steinhauser. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gumerlock, Francis X.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Predestination--History of doctrines.

Predestination.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Fulgentius, Saint, Bishop of Ruspa, 468-533.

Fulgentius.

Bible. Timothy, 1st, II, 4--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Predestination--History of doctrines--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 220 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study offers a solution to the problem of conflicting data on the extent of God's saving will in the writings of an eminent sixth-century North African bishop, Fulgentius of Ruspe. It demonstrates that over time Fulgentius changed his opinion on the issue.

Contents:

Fulgentius and the problem of the Saving will of God

Fulgentius' early view : "God wills all persons to be saved"

Fulgentius' reaction to the Semi-Pelagianism of Faustus of Riez : "God is not willing that any of the predestined perish"

Fulgentius' reaction to Semi-Pelagianism in Constantinople : "God wills all kinds of persons to be saved"

Fulgentius' later view : "God does not will all to be saved"

Implications of Fulgentius' changing views on the Saving will of God

Translations of primary sources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-197) and indexes.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7734-2085-1

OCLC:

782917966