Causa Gratiae - Theological Analysis of Augustine's on Grace and Free Will
Causa Gratiae - Theological Analysis of Augustine's on Grace and Free Will
Author(s): Tomáš GulánSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Žilinská univerzita v Žilině
Keywords: Causa Gratiae; Theology; Augustine; western Christianity;
Summary/Abstract: Augustine is unanimously considered to be the greatest church father of western Christianity. His major theological controversy was against Pelagianism, a Christian heresy identifying God’s grace with His endowment of man with free choice in creation. When challenged to address the issue of juxtaposition of God’s grace and human free choice, Augustine responds by writing On Grace and Free Will, where he opens his discussion by the proof of free choice. Further in the argument, however, he definitely abandons this notion and moves towards lifting up and praising the primacy and sole agency of the activity of God’s grace.
Journal: Komunikácie - vedecké listy Žilinskej univerzity v Žiline
- Issue Year: 9/2007
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 9-12
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English