Church History, Week 4: Augustine to the 6th Century

On Sunday, January 26, 2020, Mr. John West taught on Church History from the time of Augustine to the sixth century. Week 4: Augustine to the 6th Century Augustine and his work against Pelagius | Recap of Augustine--birth to death | Writings of Augustine--truly prolific, over 100 manuscripts (132ish) | Augustine's doctrines of grace: grace comes to those to whom God chooses to send it | Pelagius's doctrines of sin and grace: "If I ought, I can." | The contrast between the two | The shortest description of the conclusion: Augustine wins. Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon | How did we get to this controversy? | Seven sessions from November to July before concluding | Ephesus--AD 431 (8 canons, one of which officially condemns Pelagianism) November to July/ 7 sessions | Continuing controversy: Eutyches and Dioscorus | Chalcedon: 4th ecumenical council, AD 451--Chalcedonean Creed, the early age of orthodoxy | The aftermath: continued challenges in the region. Upcoming subjects: Middle ages to the Reformation | The Great Awakenings | Coming to America | Evangelicalism, Pentecostalism | Protestant Uncertainty | Revolutions and Counterrevolutions | The Modern Church | Where do we go from here?