Semi-Pelagianism

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

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

Augustine of Hippo

In this video, Dr. Kolb offers a brief biography of St. Augustine, an early church father and one of the most important thinkers in the history of the Christian church.

Rev. Dr. Robert Kolb, The Lutheran Confessions, Who's WhoAmbrose, Aquinas, Arian, Arianism, Augustine, Augustinian Order, Augustinians, biography, Chemnitz, church fathers, City of God, Donatist, Donatists, good works, grace alone, Hippo, Luther, Manichaeism, Martin Chemnitz, Melanchthon, On the Spirit and the Letter, Pelagianism, Pelagius, Philipp Melanchthon, Reformation, Semi-Pelagianism, St Augustine, Thomas Aquinas

The Smalcald Articles: Sin, Law, and Repentance (5041)

In this video, Dr. Kolb presents an overview of the Smalcald Articles’ teachings on original and actual sin, the uses of the law, and repentance.

Rev. Dr. Robert Kolb, The Lutheran Confessionsactual sin, law, Luther, original sin, repentance, Semi-Pelagianism, sin, Smalcald Articles, uses of the law