I am very happy to announce a forthcoming translation of writings by Gottschalk of Orbais, a ninth-century monk who spent twenty years in prison for preaching a view of divine predestination that diverged from the mainstream.
Of his writings, some were lost after his death, and none enjoyed considerable circulation. Two “confessions”...
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Reformed theology
Forthcoming Translation of Gottschalk of Orbais
Students at the Public School in Geneva in 1559
When in 1559 students enrolled in the public school in Geneva (in modern Switzerland), they had to subscribe to a “Confession of Faith,” a doctrinal statement of sorts. The reason for this is given in the first paragraphs of the confession–to preclude subterfuge by various sects disturbing the peace and harmony of the...
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Predestination in the Century Before Gottschalk
In the mid-ninth century, a wandering monk named Gottschalk of Orbais (d. 868) sparked a controversy over divine predestination that shook both church and state in central Europe. But was Gottschalk the maverick that he is often made out to be? What did the church teach about grace and divine predestination in...
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