Pelagian controversy
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The Pelagian controversy was a major early Christian theological dispute over original sin, human free will, and divine grace, sparked by the teachings of Pelagius and condemned as heresy by the Western Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pelagian controversy canonical | 7 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian doctrinal dispute
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theological controversy ⓘ |
| chronology | c. 411–431 ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Council of Carthage (418)
ⓘ
Council of Ephesus ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ephesus (431)
Pope Zosimus ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Pelagianism
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Semi-Pelagianism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Augustinian theology
ⓘ
Reformation-era discussions of justification ⓘ doctrine of grace in Western Christianity ⓘ medieval scholastic debates on grace and free will ⓘ |
| involves |
Celestius
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Council of Carthage (418) ⓘ Council of Ephesus ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ephesus (431)
Julian of Eclanum ⓘ Pope Innocent I ⓘ Pope Zosimus ⓘ |
| languageOfDebate | Latin ⓘ |
| location |
North Africa
ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ Rome ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
divine grace
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human free will ⓘ original sin ⓘ |
| notableTextualContext |
Augustine of Hippo’s anti-Pelagian writings
ⓘ
Jerome’s polemical writings against Pelagius ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
Jerome ⓘ Western Church authorities ⓘ |
| positionOfOpponents |
affirmation of original sin
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denial that humans can achieve salvation by their own powers ⓘ necessity of prevenient grace for any good act ⓘ |
| positionOfPelagius |
affirmation of human moral ability without interior transforming grace
ⓘ
denial of inherited original sin ⓘ emphasis on free will and human responsibility ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
anthropology in Christian theology
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doctrine of justification ⓘ doctrine of predestination ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| result | condemnation of Pelagianism as heresy ⓘ |
| startedBy | Pelagius ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 5th century ⓘ |
| tradition |
Latin Christian Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.