The Question of the Impact of Divine Grace in the Pelagian Controversy. Human posse, uelle et esse according to Pelagius, Jerome, and Augustine
The relation between divine grace and human free will was one of the vehemently debated issues in the Pelagian controversy. In the current article we study how Pelagius, Jerome and Augustine understood the impact of divine grace on the three interrelated aspects of every human act, i. e. human abili...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université Catholique
[2017]
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Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique
Year: 2017, Volume: 112, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 539-568 |
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| Summary: | The relation between divine grace and human free will was one of the vehemently debated issues in the Pelagian controversy. In the current article we study how Pelagius, Jerome and Augustine understood the impact of divine grace on the three interrelated aspects of every human act, i. e. human ability (posse), willing (uelle), and being (esse). We start with an analysis of the doctrine of grace Pelagius developed in (the preserved) fragments of his treatise Pro libero arbitrio and in his previous literary production. Next, we indicate the (differing) ways in which Jerome and Augustine read, (mis)represented, and severely criticized Pelagius' view on the interaction between God's grace and mankind's posse, uelle, and esse. Finally, we will disclose that Augustine and Jerome actually advocated a different opinion concerning the latter interaction. Hence it will become clear that despite Augustine's and Jerome's common aversion for Pelagian anthropocentrism', there were considerable differences and nuances in their concept of grace. |
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| ISSN: | 2294-1088 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.RHE.5.114483 |