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Perspectives on Free Will (6207)

In this video, Dr. Rast contrasts different perspectives on free will: Pelagianism, Augustine’s bound will, Cassian’s Semi-Pelagianism, and Thomas Aquinas’s synergism; and how Luther responded with the doctrine of bound choice.

Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast Jr., The Lutheran Confessions, Varieties of BeliefAquinas, Augustine, bound choice, bound will, Cassian, divine spark, free will, John Cassian, justification, Luther, Martin Luther, original sin, Pelagianism, Pelagius, prevenient grace, Semi-Pelagianism, synergism, Thomas Aquinas

Justification (6205)

In this video, Dr. Rast contrasts the Lutheran view of forensic justification outlined in the Augsburg Confession with the Roman Catholic view outlined at the Council of Trent and the Eastern Orthodox concept of theosis.

Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast Jr., The Lutheran Confessions, Varieties of BeliefAugsburg Confession, Catholic Church, Council of Trent, divine spark, Eastern Orthodox Church, forensic justification, justification, mortal sin, Orthodox Church, penance, prevenient grace, purgatory, Reformation, Roman Catholic Church, sanctification, Semi-Pelagianism, theosis, works righteousness

Mennonites, Amish and Quakers (6061)

In this video, Dr. Rast discusses the origins and beliefs of the Radical Reformation, including the Mennonites, the Amish, and the Quakers.

Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast Jr., Varieties of BeliefAmish, Anabaptists, divine spark, George Fox, Jakob Ammann, Menno Simons, Mennonites, Quakers, Radical Reformation, Religious Society of Friends, shunning, The Friends, William Penn

The Augustinian Synthesis (6051)

In this video, Dr. Rast traces the way in which the church sought to reconcile the teachings of Augustine and Cassian, known as the Augustinian Synthesis, all the way to Thomas Aquinas and the Reformation. Part one of two.

Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast Jr., The Lutheran Confessions, Varieties of BeliefAquinas, Augustine, Augustinian Synthesis, Cassian, divine spark, Ephesians 2:8-9, good works, human will, John Cassian, Luther, Martin Luther, original sin, prevenient grace, Reformation, St Augustine, synergism, Thomas Aquinas, via antiqua, works righteousness

Semi-Pelagianism (6050)

In this video, Dr. Rast discusses John Cassian’s attempt to bridge the positions of Augustine and Pelagius by arguing that humans retain the ability to do good—but only with the assistance of God.

Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast Jr., Varieties of BeliefAugustine, Cassian, divine spark, good works, heresy, human will, John Cassian, Luther, Martin Luther, original sin, Pelagianism, Pelagius, quod in se est, Semi-Pelagianism, St Augustine, synergism, via moderna