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The Tractoria of Prudentius of Troyes (d. 861)

Frank — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:21:46 +0000

Prudentius of Troyes was one of the bishops in attendance at the Council of Quierzy in 849, which defrocked Gottschalk of Orbais, beat him almost to death, and made him throw his writings into a fire. He also assented to the canons of a council in the mid-850s which was directed against the predestinarian [...]

The Tractoria of Prudentius of Troyes (d. 861) is a post from: Books and Articles on the Theology of Grace and Eschatology ~ Francis Gumerlock

Forthcoming Translation of Gottschalk of Orbais

Frank — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:20:49 +0000

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” of [...]

Forthcoming Translation of Gottschalk of Orbais is a post from: Books and Articles on the Theology of Grace and Eschatology ~ Francis Gumerlock

Predestination in the Century Before Gottschalk

Frank — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:16:09 +0000

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 the [...]

Predestination in the Century Before Gottschalk is a post from: Books and Articles on the Theology of Grace and Eschatology ~ Francis Gumerlock

Fulgentius of Ruspe on the Saving Will of God

Frank — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:15:28 +0000

Fulgentius was born in the year 468 and educated in Vandal North Africa. After a short career in finance he joined a monastery. He later was elevated to an abbot and in the year 508 became bishop of Ruspe, a coastal town in modern Tunisia. Fulgentius defended the doctrine of the Trinity [...]

Fulgentius of Ruspe on the Saving Will of God is a post from: Books and Articles on the Theology of Grace and Eschatology ~ Francis Gumerlock

Gottschalk of Orbais

Frank — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:51:40 +0000

Since 2004, Victor Genke and I have been translating the works of Gottschalk of Orbais, a ninth-century Benedictine monk who was imprisoned by the Church for his allegedly heretical views on predestination. Genke lives in Russia, works as an overseer of a team of translators there, and is finishing up his doctoral thesis on [...]

Gottschalk of Orbais is a post from: Books and Articles on the Theology of Grace and Eschatology ~ Francis Gumerlock