The Pelagian Controversy: An Introduction to the Enemies of Grace and the Conspiracy of Lost Souls - Couverture souple

Squires, Stuart

 
9781532637810: The Pelagian Controversy: An Introduction to the Enemies of Grace and the Conspiracy of Lost Souls
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ISBN 10 : 1532637810 ISBN 13 : 9781532637810
Editeur : Pickwick Publications, 2019

Synopsis

The Pelagian Controversy (411–431) was one of the most important theological controversies in the history of Christianity. It was a bitter and messy affair in the evening of the Roman Empire that addressed some of the most important questions that we ask about ourselves: Who are we? What does it mean to be a human being? Are we good, or are we evil? Are we burdened by an uncontrollable impulse to sin? Do we have free will? It was comprised by a group of men who were some of the greatest thinkers of Late Antiquity, such as Augustine, Jerome, John Cassian, Pelagius, Caelestius, and Julian of Eclanum. These men were deeply immersed in the rich Roman literary and intellectual traditions of that time, and they, along with many other great minds of this period, tried to create equally rich Christian literary and intellectual traditions. This controversy—which is usually of interest only to historians and theologians of Christianity—should be appreciated by a wide audience because it was the primary event that shaped the way Christians came to understand the human person for the next 1,600 years. It is still relevant today because anthropological questions continue to haunt our public discourse.

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À propos de l?auteur

Stuart Squires is an Associate Professor of Theology and Associate Director of the Center for Faith and Culture at the University of St. Thomas (Houston). He earned his BA from DePaul University, his MA from the University of Chicago, and his PhD from The Catholic University of America. He has been published in Augustinianum, The Heythrop Journal, The Scottish Journal of Theology, Cistercian Studies Quarterly, and Augustiniana. He also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

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Éditeur
Pickwick Publications
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1532637810
ISBN 13 
9781532637810
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
366
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