Pelagianism
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Pelagianism is a Christian theological doctrine, associated with the monk Pelagius, that emphasizes human free will and denies original sin’s crippling effect on the ability to choose good without divine grace.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pelagianism canonical | 37 |
| Pelagian controversy | 4 |
| Pelagian | 1 |
| Pelagian movement | 1 |
| Pelagian school | 1 |
| Pelagian view of human nature | 1 |
| Semi-Pelagianism | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pelagianism Context triple: [Pelagius, knownFor, Pelagianism]
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Arianism
Arianism is a nontrinitarian Christian doctrine that teaches Christ is a created being subordinate to God the Father, rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
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Nestorianism
Nestorianism is a Christological doctrine, historically deemed heretical by the mainstream church, that emphasizes a distinction between the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ to the point of effectively positing two persons in Christ.
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C.
Modalism
Modalism is a nontrinitarian Christian theological view that understands the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as different modes or manifestations of one divine person rather than as three distinct persons.
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D.
Arminianism
Arminianism is a Protestant theological tradition emphasizing human free will in accepting or resisting divine grace, in contrast to the strict predestinarian views of Calvinism.
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E.
Docetism
Docetism is an early Christian heresy that claimed Christ only seemed to have a physical body and to suffer, denying the true humanity of Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pelagianism Target entity description: Pelagianism is a Christian theological doctrine, associated with the monk Pelagius, that emphasizes human free will and denies original sin’s crippling effect on the ability to choose good without divine grace.
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A.
Arianism
Arianism is a nontrinitarian Christian doctrine that teaches Christ is a created being subordinate to God the Father, rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
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B.
Nestorianism
Nestorianism is a Christological doctrine, historically deemed heretical by the mainstream church, that emphasizes a distinction between the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ to the point of effectively positing two persons in Christ.
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C.
Modalism
Modalism is a nontrinitarian Christian theological view that understands the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as different modes or manifestations of one divine person rather than as three distinct persons.
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D.
Arminianism
Arminianism is a Protestant theological tradition emphasizing human free will in accepting or resisting divine grace, in contrast to the strict predestinarian views of Calvinism.
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E.
Docetism
Docetism is an early Christian heresy that claimed Christ only seemed to have a physical body and to suffer, denying the true humanity of Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological doctrine
ⓘ
doctrinal system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celestius
ⓘ
linked to:
Praxeas
Julian of Eclanum ⓘ Pelagius ⓘ |
| category |
5th-century Christian controversy
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Christian heresy ⓘ |
| condemnedByCouncil |
Council of Carthage (418)
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Council of Ephesus (431) ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Ephesus
Second Council of Orange (529) ⓘ
linked to:
Second Council of Orange
|
| consideredHeresyBy |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
most Protestant traditions ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Augustinianism
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linked to:
Augustinian theology
semi-Pelagianism ⓘ |
| denies |
the crippling effect of original sin on human will
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the necessity of interior transforming grace for the first good act ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
human free will
ⓘ
human moral responsibility ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalFocus |
anthropology
ⓘ
hamartiology ⓘ soteriology ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | rejected by mainstream Christianity ⓘ |
| influenced | later discussions of human freedom in Western theology ⓘ |
| influencedDebateOn |
grace and free will
ⓘ
original sin ⓘ |
| inspiredResponsesBy | Augustine’s anti-Pelagian writings ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pelagius ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
Jerome ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | semi-Pelagianism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceLanguageName | Latin ⓘ |
| teaches |
Adam’s sin injured Adam alone
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baptism is not strictly necessary to remove original sin ⓘ human beings are born morally neutral ⓘ humans can choose good without prior divine grace ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 5th century ⓘ |
| viewOnBaptism | baptism is not required to remove inherited guilt ⓘ |
| viewOnGrace |
grace is not strictly necessary for the initial act of faith
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grace is primarily external help such as law and teaching ⓘ |
| viewOnHumanNature | human nature is fundamentally intact after the Fall ⓘ |
| viewOnInfants | infants are born without original guilt ⓘ |
| viewOnLaw | Mosaic law and Christ’s teaching are sufficient moral guidance ⓘ |
| viewOnPerfection | moral perfection is possible in this life ⓘ |
| viewOnSin |
affirms that sin consists in freely chosen acts
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denies inherited guilt from Adam ⓘ |
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Referenced by (46)
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