Council of Carthage (418)
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The Council of Carthage (418) was a North African church synod that played a key role in condemning Pelagianism and shaping Western Christian doctrine on sin and grace.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian council
→
North African church synod → church council → synod → |
| affirmed |
doctrine of original sin inherited from Adam
→
necessity of infant baptism for remission of sins → necessity of interior grace for every good act → priority of divine grace over human will in salvation → |
| approvedBy |
Pope Zosimus
→
|
| century |
5th century
→
|
| churchTradition |
Latin Church
→
|
| condemned |
Caelestius
→
Pelagianism → Pelagius → |
| confession |
Christianity
→
|
| country |
Western Roman Empire
→
|
| date |
418
→
|
| denomination |
Catholic Church
→
|
| doctrineConcerned |
baptism of infants
→
divine grace → human free will → original sin → |
| historicalSignificance |
important for development of Western doctrines of grace and original sin
→
key stage in official condemnation of Pelagianism → |
| influenced |
Second Council of Orange
→
Western Christian doctrine on grace → Western Christian doctrine on sin → later anti-Pelagian councils → |
| influencedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
→
|
| issued |
canons against Pelagian teachings
→
|
| language |
Latin
→
|
| locatedIn |
North Africa
→
Roman Africa → |
| location |
Carthage
→
|
| mainTopic |
Pelagianism
→
doctrine of grace → doctrine of sin → |
| numberOfCanons |
8
→
|
| organizedBy |
bishops of North Africa
→
|
| partOf |
Latin Church
→
Western Christianity → |
| presidedBy |
Aurelius of Carthage
→
|
| recognizedBy |
Roman See
→
|
| rejected |
claim that grace is only external teaching or example
→
denial of original sin → view that human nature can avoid sin without grace → |
| result |
condemnation of Pelagianism
→
|
| theologicalContext |
Augustinian theology of grace
→
|
| year |
418
→
|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Original sin
→
|
affirmedByCouncil |
|
Pelagianism
→
|
condemnedByCouncil |