pelagianism

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A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts

{n} the doctrins of Pelagius

Christian heresy of the 5th century that emphasized free will and the goodness of human nature. Pelagius (354?-after 418), a British monk who settled in Africa in 410, was eager to raise moral standards among Christians. Rejecting the arguments of those who attributed their sins to human weakness, he argued that God made humans free to choose between good and evil and that sin is an entirely voluntary act. His disciple Celestius denied the church's doctrine of original sin and the necessity of infant baptism. Pelagius and Celestius were excommunicated in 418, but their views continued to find defenders until the Council of Ephesus condemned Pelagianism in 431

A Christian heresy that largely denies the orthodox view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts

The doctrines of Pelagius

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semi-Pelagianism

Religious movement that flourished AD 429-529 in southern France, considered a heresy by the Roman Catholic church. Unlike their near-contemporaries, the Pelagians (see Pelagianism), the semi-Pelagians believed in the universality of original sin as a corruptive force in mankind and held that it could not be overcome without the grace of God. They endorsed baptism, but contrary to Augustine, they taught that the innate corruption of mankind was not so great that it was beyond the will of mankind to subdue through asceticism. Its principal exponents were Sts. John Cassian (360-435), Vincent of Lérins died 450 , and Faustus of Riez ( 400- 490)

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Pe·la·gi·a·ni·sm

Etymologie

() pelagian + -ism; Eponym: