Augustine’s anti-Pelagian writings
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Augustine’s anti-Pelagian writings are a series of theological works in which St. Augustine of Hippo defends the doctrines of original sin and divine grace against the teachings of Pelagianism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Against Two Letters of the Pelagians | 1 |
| Augustine’s anti-Pelagian writings canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Augustine’s anti-Pelagian writings Context triple: [Pelagianism, inspiredResponsesBy, Augustine’s anti-Pelagian writings]
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Augustine’s Laws
Augustine’s Laws is a satirical yet insightful book by aerospace executive Norman R. Augustine that presents a series of humorous “laws” illustrating the economic and managerial absurdities of the defense and aerospace industries.
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B.
Augustine’s Travels
Augustine’s Travels is a humorous and insightful book by aerospace executive Norman R. Augustine, blending personal anecdotes with reflections on business, technology, and public policy.
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C.
Love and Saint Augustine
Love and Saint Augustine is Hannah Arendt’s early philosophical study examining the concept of love in the thought of Saint Augustine and its implications for human existence and political life.
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D.
Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul
"Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul" is a renowned multi-volume Orthodox Christian exegesis on the Pauline letters, authored by the 19th-century Russian bishop and spiritual writer St. Theophan the Recluse.
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Pelagianism
Pelagianism is a Christian theological doctrine, associated with the monk Pelagius, that emphasizes human free will and denies original sin’s crippling effect on the ability to choose good without divine grace.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Augustine’s anti-Pelagian writings Target entity description: Augustine’s anti-Pelagian writings are a series of theological works in which St. Augustine of Hippo defends the doctrines of original sin and divine grace against the teachings of Pelagianism.
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A.
Augustine’s Laws
Augustine’s Laws is a satirical yet insightful book by aerospace executive Norman R. Augustine that presents a series of humorous “laws” illustrating the economic and managerial absurdities of the defense and aerospace industries.
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B.
Augustine’s Travels
Augustine’s Travels is a humorous and insightful book by aerospace executive Norman R. Augustine, blending personal anecdotes with reflections on business, technology, and public policy.
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C.
Love and Saint Augustine
Love and Saint Augustine is Hannah Arendt’s early philosophical study examining the concept of love in the thought of Saint Augustine and its implications for human existence and political life.
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D.
Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul
"Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul" is a renowned multi-volume Orthodox Christian exegesis on the Pauline letters, authored by the 19th-century Russian bishop and spiritual writer St. Theophan the Recluse.
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E.
Pelagianism
Pelagianism is a Christian theological doctrine, associated with the monk Pelagius, that emphasizes human free will and denies original sin’s crippling effect on the ability to choose good without divine grace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian theological literature
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patristic literature ⓘ theological work corpus ⓘ |
| addressesFigure |
Celestius
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Julian of Eclanum ⓘ Pelagius ⓘ |
| aim |
defense of orthodox teaching on grace
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refutation of Pelagian theology ⓘ |
| author | Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| denominationalContext |
Latin Church worldwide
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surface form:
Latin Church
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| genre |
doctrinal treatise
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polemical theology ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
North Africa
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Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Pelagian controversy ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Augustine’s anti-Pelagian writings
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surface form:
Against Two Letters of the Pelagians
On Marriage and Concupiscence ⓘ On Nature and Grace ⓘ On the Gift of Perseverance ⓘ On the Grace of Christ and on Original Sin ⓘ On the Grace of the New Testament ⓘ On the Predestination of the Saints ⓘ On the Spirit and the Letter ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic doctrine on original sin
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Protestant doctrines of grace ⓘ Reformation debates on grace and free will ⓘ Western doctrines of grace ⓘ medieval scholastic theology ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Pelagianism ⓘ |
| opposesDoctrine |
Pelagian view of grace as merely external help
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Pelagian view of human moral ability ⓘ denial of original sin ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrine |
efficacy of sacramental grace
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hereditary transmission of original sin ⓘ necessity of interior divine grace for any good act ⓘ priority of grace over human will in salvation ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
baptismal regeneration
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divine grace ⓘ human free will ⓘ infant baptism ⓘ original sin ⓘ predestination ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 5th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Council of Carthage (418)
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Second Council of Orange ⓘ |
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Against Two Letters of the Pelagians