Letter to Demetrias
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Letter to Demetrias is a theological treatise by the British monk Pelagius, written as spiritual guidance to a young Roman noblewoman and known for articulating key Pelagian views on free will and moral responsibility.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian text
ⓘ
theological treatise ⓘ |
| advises |
moral rigor
ⓘ
personal effort in virtue ⓘ virginity ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early 5th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman aristocratic family of Anicia Demetrias ⓘ |
| author | Pelagius ⓘ |
| circulatedAmong | Latin Christian intellectuals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| doctrinalPosition |
affirms natural human capacity to choose good
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denies inherited guilt of original sin ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
human free will
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human moral responsibility ⓘ the possibility of living without sin ⓘ |
| ethicalTheme |
cultivation of virtue through discipline
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imitation of Christ through moral effort ⓘ responsibility for one’s own sins ⓘ |
| genre |
pastoral letter
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spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Pelagianism
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surface form:
Pelagian controversy
later debates on grace and free will ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Pelagius's ascetic background ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epistolary treatise ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian ethics
ⓘ
Pelagianism ⓘ asceticism ⓘ free will ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| opposesDoctrine |
predestinarian views
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strong doctrines of original sin ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| recipient | Demetrias ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Pelagianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Pelagian controversy
|
| relatedWork |
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
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surface form:
Pelagius's commentaries on Paul
|
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| settingDescribed | Roman aristocratic Christian milieu ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
historical theology
ⓘ
late antique studies ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Christian ascetics
ⓘ
young Roman noblewoman ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Pelagian theology ⓘ |
| writtenFor | Demetrias ⓘ |
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