Pelagius was so optimistic about human nature and the freedom of the will that he went so far as to deny the reality of original sin and the need for infant baptism. Saint Augustine corrected Pelagius and his followers, but in the heat of the debate he went a bit too far in in the opposite direction, and proposed a doctrine of election that the Church ultimately did not embrace. This episode explores, not only the problems with Pelagianism, but also the problems with its opposite, and the ways in which Saint Augustine inadvertently laid the foundation for the later heresy of Calvinism.
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To listen to Mike Aquilina’s episode 38 on Augustine of Hippo (part 1): [ Ссылка ]
To listen to Mike Aquilina’s episode 39 on Augustine of Hippo (part 2): [ Ссылка ]
To listen to Mike Aquilina’s episode 40 on Augustine of Hippo (part 3): [ Ссылка ]
To read St. Augustine’s Confessions: [ Ссылка ]
To read St. Augustine’s On the Proceedings of Pelagius: [ Ссылка ]
To read St. Augustine’s On the Spirit and the Letter: [ Ссылка ]
To read St. Augustine’s On Grace and Free Will: [ Ссылка ]
To read St. Augustine’s On the Soul and its Origin: [ Ссылка ]
To read St. Augustine’s Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love: [ Ссылка ]
For more on the controversy over Pelagianism, St. Augustine’s rebuttal of it, and the Council of Orange, see the book Reading the Church Fathers: A History of the Early Church and the Development of Doctrine: [ Ссылка ]
For more on the concept of the will of God as it relates to God’s sovereignty, human free will, and the submission of the human will to the will of God, see the book Praying Like the Early Church: Seven Insights from the Church Fathers to Help You Connect with God: [ Ссылка ]
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Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed: [ Ссылка ]
