FOUR ANTI-PELAGIAN WRITINGS:
ON NATURE AND GRACE
ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF PELAGIUS
ON THE PREDESTINATION OF THE SAINTS
ON THE GIFT OF PERSEVERANCE
Translated by
JOHN A. MOURANT
The Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania
and
WILLIAM J. COLLINGE
Mount Saint Mary’s College Emmitsburg, Maryland
With Introductions and Notes by
WILLIAM J. COLLINGE
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS
Washington, D.C.
The Catholic University of America Press
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First short-run reprint 2001
library of congress cataloging-in-publication data
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.
[Selections. English, 1992]
Four anti-Pelagian writings / Saint Augustine; translated by John A. Mourant and William J. Collinge; with introductions and notes by William J. Collinge.
p. cm.—(The Fathers of the church; v. 86)
Translations from Latin.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents: On nature and grace—On the proceedings of Pelagius—On the predestination of the saints—On the gift of perseverance.
1. Pelagianism—Controversial literature—Early works to 1800. i. Mourant, John A. (John Arthur), 1903–. ii. Collinge, William J., 1947–. iii. Title. iv. Series.
br65.a52e6 1992
273′. 5—dc20
91-2972
isbn 0-8132-0086-5
isbn 0-8132-1306-1 (pbk)
THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
EDITORIAL BOARD
Thomas P. Halton
The Catholic University of America
Editorial Director
M. Josephine Brennan, I.H.M. Marywood College | Kathleen McVey Princeton Theological Seminary |
Elizabeth Clark Duke University | Robert D. Sider Dickinson College |
Robert B. Eno, S.S. The Catholic University of America | Michael Slusser Duquesne University |
Frank A. C. Mantello The Catholic University of America | David J. McGonagle Director |
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FORMER EDITORIAL DIRECTORS
Ludwig Schopp, Roy J. Deferrari, Bernard M. Peebles
Hermigild Dressler, O.F.M.
Cynthia Kahn, Steven R. Cain
Staff Editors
Appendix: St. Augustine, Retractationes 2.68
On the Proceedings of Pelagius
Appendix: St. Augustine, Retractationes 2.73
On the Proceedings of Pelagius
On the Predestination of the Saints and On the Gift of Perseverance
Appendix: The Letters of Prosper and Hilary (Epp. 225 and 226)
On the Predestination of the Saints
This volume brings together writings from early and late stages of Augustine’s involvement in the Pelagian controversy. The first two books included here date from 415–16 and constitute two of Augustine’s most extensive treatments of the actual words of Pelagius. In On Nature and Grace (De natura et gratia), Augustine rebuts the work of Pelagius, De natura, which he says first convinced him of the dangers of Pelagius’ teaching. In On the Proceedings of Pelagius (De gestis Pelagii), he examines Pelagius’ testimony at the ...
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About Saint Augustine: Four Anti-Pelagian WritingsThis volume brings together writings from early and late stages of Augustine’s involvement in the Pelagian controversy. On Nature and Grace and On the Proceedings of Pelagius both date from AD 415–416 and constitute two of Augustine’s most extensive treatments of the actual words of Pelagius. On the Predestination of the Saints and On the Gift of Perseverance were probably written in AD 428, near the end of Augustine’s life. Augustine’s opponents in his writings, he admits, are not really Pelagians at all. They were monks of Provence, led by John Cassian, who were disturbed by the more extreme consequences of the theology of grace and predestination that Augustine had worked out in his controversy with the Pelagians. Since the sixteenth century, they have been labeled “semi-Pelagians.” Taken together, these writings provide an occasion to examine the continuity and development of Augustine’s theology of grace. They also afford much insight into the fifth-century status of many theological questions that are alive today, such as the extent of the damage done to human nature by sin, the theology of original sin, the effects of baptism, and the true meaning and scope of God’s salvific will. These treatises include some of Augustine’s most significant statements on grace. Intended for scholars and students of theology and philosophy, this edition includes three treatises translated for the first time from modern critical texts. William Collinge’s trenchant introductions offer detailed accounts of the historical and critical work done over the hundred years since the last publication. |
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