A Sketch of the Controversy de auxiliis
In the 16th century, the Dominicans and the Jesuits engaged in a polarized theological debate about how God can move the human will in a way that neither compromises human free choice nor makes God the author of moral evil. This debate, called the "controversy de auxiliis," was never resol...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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Journal of Jesuit studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 417-446 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Augustine
B Francisco Suárez B Dominicans B Thomism B de auxiliis B Domingo Báñez B Jesuits B Luis de Molina B nature / grace |
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| Summary: | In the 16th century, the Dominicans and the Jesuits engaged in a polarized theological debate about how God can move the human will in a way that neither compromises human free choice nor makes God the author of moral evil. This debate, called the "controversy de auxiliis," was never resolved. In 1607, Pope Paul v decreed that neither side was heretical and forbade further publishing on the issue without his explicit permission. This article explains the main theological points of the various Dominican and Jesuit actors, the human factors that contributed to the debate, and the reasons why this is still an important issue today. It concludes that both positions were based on important theological insights that would need to be taken into account if any resolution were to be found, that a resolution of this debate would benefit the Church in a number of ways, and that Jesuit and Dominican tribalism and polemics have contributed to keeping this issue unresolved. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-1332 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Jesuit studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22141332-00703004 |