For our readers who are interested in the theology of grace in church history, this entry directs you to some new books and studies on the topic. First, there is a doctoral dissertation by Thomas L. Humphries, Jr. entitled “That They May Learn What They Desire: Latin Pneumatology from Cassian to Gregory the Great” (Emory University, 2011). Most dissertations are available for… Read more →
The debates in Christian history on the theology of grace have intrigued me for many years. I was recently asked to contribute a chapter in a new book about the debates that happened after Augustine over his theology of grace. The book is entitled Grace for Grace: The Debates After Augustine and Pelagius and was published by Catholic University of America… Read more →
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 against Arianism, which was the official religion of… Read more →