Answer to the Pelagians IV (Vol. I/26) (The Works of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century)

The four works printed in this volume reply to a series of problems which various Catholic monks of Africa and Gaul found with Augustine’s doctrine of grace and predestination. They do not deal directly with Pelagianism, but are clearly related to the anti-Pelagian works of Augustine in their discussions of the doctrines on grace and predestination. The monks who raised these questions, however, posed them as difficulties they faced in accepting these doctrines, not as an overt desire to contradict Augustine and the Church, as the heretics did. The first two works, Grace and Free Choice and Rebuke and Grace, respond to problems at Hadrumetum where a group of monks thought that Augustine’s teaching on grace destroyed free choice and human merits and eliminated the possibility of anyone giving rebukes and exhortations. The second two works, The Predestination of the Saints and The Gift of Perseverance, reply to the letters of Prosper of Aquitaine and Hilary. They reported to Augustine the objections of various persons in monastic groups in Gaul who held that the beginning of faith and the initiative for salvation came from the human will, not from God. These monks also rejected Augustine’s doctrine that divine predestination and the grace of final perseverance are utterly gratuitous gifts of God. In his responses to the monks’ concerns, Augustine depends on Scripture to prove his points. He encourages his questioners to pray for understanding and to thank God for the understanding they have so far—which is surely a free gift of God, as are, he emphasizes, grace and eternal life.--From publisher's website. Read more... This volume includes four works: Grace and Free Choice (De gratia et libero arbitrio), Rebuke and Grace (De correptione et gratia), The Predestination of the Saints (De praedestinatione sanctorum), and The Gift of Perseverance (De dono perseverantiae). Part 1. Books: V. 1. The Confessions -- V. 2. Revisions (retractationes), Including An Appendix With The Indiculus Of Possidius -- V. 5. The Trinity -- V. 6-7. The City Of God (de Civitate Dei). I-xxii -- V. 8. On Christian Belief -- V. 9. Marriage And Virginity -- V. 10-11. Teaching Christianity (de Doctrina Christiana) -- V. 12. Responses To Miscellaneous Questions. Miscellany Of Eighty-three Questions (de Diversis Quastionibus Octoginta Tribus), Miscellany Of Questions In Response To Simplician (ad Simplicianum De Diversis Quaestionibus) And Eight Questions Of Dulcitius (de Octo Dulcitii Quaestionibus) -- V. 13. On Genesis : A Refutation Of The Manichees Unfinished Literal Commentary On Genesis ; The Literal Meaning Of Genesis -- V. 14. Writings On The Old Testament. Questions On The Heptateuch (quaestiones In Heptateuchum). Expressions In The Heptateuch (locutiones In Heptateuchum). Notes On Job (annotationes In Iob). Eight Questions From The Old Testament (octo Quaestiones Ex Veteri Testamento). Answer To The Jews (adversus Iudaeos) -- V. 15/16. New Testament I And Ii. The Lord's Sermon On The Mount (de Sermone Domini In Monte). Agreement Among The Evangelists (de Consensu Evangelistarum). Question On The Gospels (quaestiones Evangeliorum). Seventeen Questions On Matthew (quaestiones Xvii In Matthaeum) -- V. 18. Arianism And Other Heresies -- V. 19. The Manichean Debate -- V. 20. Answer To Faustus, A Manichean (contra Faustus Manichaem) -- V. 21. The Donatist Controversy I -- V. 23-25. Answer To The Pelagians I-iii -- V. 26. Answer To The Pelagians Iv : To The Monks Of Hadrumetum And Provence. Part 2. Letters: V. 1. Letters 1-99 -- V. 2. Letters 100-155 -- V. 3. Letters 156-210 -- V. 4. Letters 211-270, 1*-29* Part 3. Sermons: V. 1. 1-19. Introduction / Michele Pellegrino. Sermons On The Old Testament -- V. 2. 20-50. On The Old Testament -- V. 3-5. 51-185. On The New Testament -- V. 6-7. 186-272b. On The Liturgical Seasons -- V. 8-9. 273-340a. On The Saints -- V. 10. 341-400. On Various Subjects -- V. 11. Newly Discovered Sermons -- V. 12. Homilies On The Gospel Of John 1-40 -- V. 14. Homilies: Homilies On The First Epistle Of John. No. 1. Tractatus In Epistolam Joannis Ad Parthos -- V. 15-20. Expositions Of The Psalms 1-150. V. 21 The Donatist Controversy I Translation And Notes, Edmund Hill ; Editor, John E. Rotelle. Pt. 1, V. 8 - : Editor: John E. Rotelle; Pt. 3, V. 19 -: Editor: Boniface Ramsey. Augustinian Heritage Institute. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. In 1990, New City Press, in conjunction with the Augustinian Heritage Institute, began the project known as: The Works of Saint Augustine, A Translation for the 21st Century. The plan is to translate and publish all 132 works of Saint Augustine, his entire corpus into modern English. This represents the first time in which The Works of Saint Augustine will all be translated into English. Many existing translations were often archaic or faulty, and the scholarship was outdated. New City Press is proud to offer the best modern translations available. The Works of Saint Augustine, A Translation for the 21st Century will be translated into 49 published books. To date, 41 books have been published by NCP containing 93 of The Works of Saint Augustine, A Translation for the 21st Century. Augustine's writings are useful to anyone interested in patristics, church history, theology and Western civilization. -- Publisher Heresies, Memorandum To Augustine, To Orosius In Refutation Of The Priscillianists And Origenists, Arian Sermon, Answer To An Arian Sermon, Debate With Maximinus, Answer To Maximinus, Answer To An Enemy Of The Law And The Prophets / Heresies -- Memorandum To Augustine -- To Orosius In Refutation Of The Priscillianists And Origenists -- Arian Sermon -- Answer To An Arian Sermon -- Debate With Maximinus -- Answer To Maximinus -- Answer To An Enemy Of The Law And The Prophets. [saint Augustine] ; Introduction, Translation And Notes, Roland J. Teske ; Editor, John E. Rotelle. ... Translation Of Six Works Of Augustine ... All Dealing With ... Heresy, Along With Two Works By Other Authors To Which Augustine Is Replying.--p. 11. Augustinian Heritage Institute. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. pt. 1, v. 1. The confessions pt. 1, v. 5. The Trinity pt. 1, v. 11. Teaching Christianity pt. 1, v. 25 pt. 3, v. 1. Sermons on the Old Testament, 1-19 pt. 3, v. 2. Sermons on the Old Testament, 20-50 pt. 3, v. 3. Sermons on the New Testament, 51-94 pt. 3, v. 4. Sermons on the New Testament, 94A-147A pt. 3, v. 5. Sermons on the New Testament, 148-183 pt. 3, v. 6. Sermons on the liturgical seasons, 184-229 pt. 3, v. 7. Sermons on the liturgical seasons, 230-272B pt. 3, v. 8. Sermons on the saints, 273-305A pt. 3, v. 9. Sermons on the saints, 306-340A v. 10. Sermons on various subjects, 341-400. "As the psalms are a microcosm of the Old Testament, so the Expositions of the Psalms can be seen as a microcosm of Augustinian thought. In the Book of Psalms are to be found the history of the people of Israel, the theology and spirituality of the Old Covenant, and a treasury of human experience expressed in prayer and poetry. So too does the work of expounding the psalms recapitulate and focus the experiences of Augustine's personal life, his theological reflections and his pastoral concerns as Bishop of Hippo."--Publisher's website