REL 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Soteriology, Pelagianism, Concupiscence
5 Feb 2016
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Doctrine and beliefs: sin, grace, the fall, pelagianism, concupiscence, the work of jc, atonement, salvation. Christians" ethics and events: 1st council of ephesus (431) Cultural and material production: on the city of god, confessions, cross as a symbol: soteriology. Sin is separation from god: augustine of hippo. Influential thinker alive during end of early church history. Convert 30s when heard ambrose preach in milan. Returned 387 to africa and founded monastic society and made a priest against his will (391) Made bishop of hippo 4 years later. Of the church: includes doctrines of sacraments. Books: confession (spiritual autobiography), on the city of god (treatises: pelagianism. It emphasizes human works and deemphasizes divine grace. To understand how humans can earn salvation. The fall: human nature has fallen from its original pristine state and is therefore not what it was intended by. Concupiscence: love of and desire for the wrong things which turns humanity away from god.
