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The Vatican may be the epicenter of the Roman Catholic Church, but its roots trace far deeper into the Greek-speaking world than many realize. Historically, at least three Popes of Greek origin are ...

Pelagius's contributions to the controversy on grace survive only in a fragmentary and incoherent selection, probably chosen by Augustine to support his caricature "Pelagianism." Thus the letters of ...

“By the time of the Reformation, many of the gains made in the fight against Pelagianism were lost. An entire ecclesio-sacerdotal system of salvation, which relied more on individual merit than the ...

Theodore of Mopsuestia (350-428) was the author of the only theological treatise written by an Eastern bishop in defence of Pelagianism. It is entitled Against those who say that men sin by nature and ...

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Pelagianism is a heretical teaching that centers on its denial of the doctrine of original sin. Original sin is the far-reaching consequence of Adam’s sin upon the human race—inherited sinfulness and ...

It’s 2022, but Arianism and Pelagianism are steadily making a comeback, according to the State of Theology report. American evangelicals’ grasp on theology is slipping, and more than half affirmed ...

Here I want to look at another very important individual who has said much about these matters. I refer to the American Catholic Bishop Fulton John Sheen (1896-1979). He was a prolific writer and ...

He writes that pelagianism contends that “Human nature is not all bad; with a little hard work, psychological counseling, ecumenical co-operation, social concern, money and legislation, we can change ...