Augustinian theology

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Christian theological tradition strand of Western Christian thought

Augustinian theology is a major strand of Western Christian thought rooted in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo, emphasizing divine grace, original sin, and the sovereignty of God in salvation.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Augustinianism	13
Augustinian theology canonical	9
Augustinian tradition	3
Augustinian	1
Augustinian spirituality	1
Augustinian–Pelagian debates	1
Western Christian theology	1

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Target entity: Augustinian theology
Context triple: [Western Christianity, hasTheologicalTradition, Augustinian theology]

A. Scholastic theology
Scholastic theology is the medieval Christian intellectual tradition that systematically applied philosophy and logic, especially Aristotelian thought, to explain and defend theological doctrines.
B. Alexandrian theology
Alexandrian theology is an early Christian theological tradition centered in Alexandria that emphasizes the divinity of Christ, allegorical interpretation of Scripture, and the synthesis of Greek philosophy with Christian doctrine.
C. Christian theology
Christian theology is the systematic study and interpretation of Christian beliefs about God, Jesus Christ, salvation, and the nature of reality as revealed in Scripture and tradition.
D. Nicene Christianity
Nicene Christianity is the mainstream Christian tradition that affirms the full divinity of Jesus Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity as articulated in the Nicene Creed.
E. Christology
Christology is the branch of Christian theology that studies the person, nature, and work of Jesus Christ.
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: Augustinian theology
Target entity description: Augustinian theology is a major strand of Western Christian thought rooted in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo, emphasizing divine grace, original sin, and the sovereignty of God in salvation.

A. Scholastic theology
Scholastic theology is the medieval Christian intellectual tradition that systematically applied philosophy and logic, especially Aristotelian thought, to explain and defend theological doctrines.
B. Alexandrian theology
Alexandrian theology is an early Christian theological tradition centered in Alexandria that emphasizes the divinity of Christ, allegorical interpretation of Scripture, and the synthesis of Greek philosophy with Christian doctrine.
C. Christian theology
Christian theology is the systematic study and interpretation of Christian beliefs about God, Jesus Christ, salvation, and the nature of reality as revealed in Scripture and tradition.
D. Nicene Christianity
Nicene Christianity is the mainstream Christian tradition that affirms the full divinity of Jesus Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity as articulated in the Nicene Creed.
E. Christology
Christology is the branch of Christian theology that studies the person, nature, and work of Jesus Christ.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theological tradition ⓘ strand of Western Christian thought ⓘ
affirms	Trinitarian orthodoxy ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity as one essence in three persons ⓘ doctrine of the filioque ⓘ
articulatedIn	Confessiones ⓘ linked to: Confessions De civitate Dei ⓘ linked to: The City of God De correptione et gratia ⓘ De gratia et libero arbitrio ⓘ Enchiridion on Faith Hope and Love ⓘ linked to: Enchiridion on Faith, Hope and Love
associatedWith	Latin Fathers of the Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Fathers of the West
developedFrom	writings of Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
developedInContextOf	Pelagian controversy ⓘ
emphasizes	divine grace ⓘ human dependence on grace ⓘ incapacity of fallen human will to choose God without grace ⓘ original sin ⓘ priority of God’s initiative in salvation ⓘ sovereignty of God in salvation ⓘ
hasCoreDoctrine	doctrine of divine illumination ⓘ doctrine of grace ⓘ doctrine of original sin ⓘ doctrine of predestination ⓘ doctrine of the Church as City of God ⓘ
hasMainProponent	Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
influenced	Calvinism ⓘ Jansenism ⓘ Latin Church theology ⓘ Lutheran theology ⓘ Reformation theology ⓘ Western Christianity ⓘ medieval scholasticism ⓘ
influencedBy	Neoplatonism ⓘ Pauline theology ⓘ
locatesChurchWithin	City of God ⓘ
namedAfter	Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
opposes	Pelagianism ⓘ Semi-Pelagianism ⓘ
region	North Africa ⓘ
significantIn	Protestant theology ⓘ Roman Catholic theology ⓘ
startTime	4th century ⓘ
teaches	God’s foreknowledge and predestination are compatible with human responsibility ⓘ God’s grace is effective in the elect ⓘ all humans inherit original sin from Adam ⓘ grace is gratuitous and unmerited ⓘ grace is necessary for every good act related to salvation ⓘ human free will is weakened but not destroyed by the Fall ⓘ human nature is wounded by sin ⓘ no one can turn to God without prevenient grace ⓘ
viewsHistoryAs	conflict between City of God and earthly city ⓘ

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