Contra Augustinum (reconstructed from fragments)
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Contra Augustinum (reconstructed from fragments) is a partially preserved theological treatise by the Pelagian bishop Julian of Eclanum, written as a polemical response to the doctrines of Augustine of Hippo.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
polemical work
ⓘ
theological treatise ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
after the Pelagian controversy began
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early 5th century ⓘ |
| author | Julian of Eclanum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Pelagian bishop ⓘ |
| confessionalContext | condemned Pelagian movement ⓘ |
| controversy | Pelagian controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrinalContext | debate over human freedom and divine grace ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalContext | Western Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | polemical theology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| influence | later discussions of Pelagianism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian theologians and bishops
ⓘ
participants in the Pelagian controversy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposesDoctrineOf |
Augustinian doctrine of grace
ⓘ
Augustinian doctrine of original sin ⓘ |
| polemicTarget | Augustine’s teaching on grace and predestination ⓘ |
| preservationForm | fragments ⓘ |
| reconstructionMethod | scholarly reconstruction from fragments ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Latin West of the Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Augustine of Hippo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Augustine’s anti-Pelagian writings ⓘ Julian of Eclanum’s other anti-Augustinian writings ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| status | partially preserved ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
historical theology
ⓘ
history of Christian doctrine ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| subject |
baptism
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free will ⓘ grace ⓘ human nature ⓘ original sin ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrineOf |
Pelagian view of free will
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Pelagian view of human responsibility ⓘ |
| survival | known only in part ⓘ |
| textualState | fragmentary ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Pelagianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
critical of Augustine’s doctrine of inherited guilt
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emphasis on human moral capacity ⓘ rejection of total depravity ⓘ |
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