On the Predestination of the Saints
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On the Predestination of the Saints is a theological treatise by Augustine of Hippo that defends the doctrine of divine grace and predestination against Pelagian views on human free will and salvation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Predestination of the Saints canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | theological treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
assurance of salvation for the elect
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relationship between grace and free will ⓘ why some are saved and others are not ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 428–430 ⓘ |
| asserts |
God’s predestination is based on his foreknowledge and will
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faith itself is a gift of God ⓘ no one is saved apart from God’s grace ⓘ perseverance in faith is granted by God ⓘ salvation depends on God’s gracious initiative ⓘ |
| author | Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryWritten | 5th century ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | part of Augustine’s collected works ⓘ |
| defendsDoctrine |
divine grace
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predestination of the elect ⓘ |
| genre |
doctrinal treatise
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polemical work ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Pelagian controversy
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late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Reformation debates on predestination
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medieval Western theology of grace ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustine’s earlier anti-Pelagian writings
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controversy with Pelagians ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Pelagianism
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divine grace ⓘ human free will ⓘ predestination ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| opposesDoctrine |
Pelagian denial of original sin
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Pelagian view of free will ⓘ Pelagian view of grace as merely external help ⓘ |
| partOf | Augustine’s anti-Pelagian corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On Nature and Grace
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On the Gift of Perseverance NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Grace of Christ and Original Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Spirit and the Letter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Christian systematic theology
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history of doctrine courses ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
affirmation of human responsibility under grace
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emphasis on the priority of grace over human will ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool | Augustinian theology ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Catholic theologians in discussions of grace
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Protestant theologians in discussions of predestination ⓘ |
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