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Unit 2# -Early Medieval Age

6th -10th Centuries

Key Subjects• Monasticism • Augustine • Salvation/Sin/Grace• Sacraments • Papacy• Holy Roman Empire • East/West divide• Missions • barbarians barbarians

barbarians…

Monasticism• Key words:

– St. Benedict– Abbot– Monastery– Cenobite– Vows– Discipline

Vows

• Chastity• poverty • obedience• Silence*

– (Permanent or Temporary)

Monastery• Fortress• Refuge

– Pilgrims• Center of education

– Library– Research

• Center of industry– Beer, Wine– Cloths, etc.

• BlessingMonte Cassino,

Italy

MAP pg 80

Monastic Expansion

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Augustine: Bishop of Hippo354-430 AD

Major Questions?

• HUMAN NATURE:– Why do we sin?– Can we prevent sin?

MAJOR BATTLE

Augustine vs. Pelagius

Augustine vs. Pelagius

Human WILL and Salvation

Pelagius - Human Nature• Pelagius:

- Born with good will!!- Salvation - Works

“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect” Mt. 5:8

“Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence— continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” Phil 2:12

St. Augustine - Human Nature• Augustine:

– Man’s will to do good is dead

– Salvation• GRACE!• ELECT!

– Monergism: • God works alone for

Salvation

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Total Depravity“All have turned away,

they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good,

not even one.“ Romans 3:12

“All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags” Isaiah 63:6

Election: Salvation• “And we know that in all things God works for the

good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.”

Romans 8:28-31

Augustine vs. Pelagius

Will to do good is DEAD!

Will to do good is LIVE!

KEY: Original Sin• Adam & Eve’s sin – Stains all of humanity• All people: BORN stained.• All are guilty of sin = HELL

Third Option?• John Cassian:

– Will to do good = SICK– The grace of God & the will

of man work together in salvation.

• Partnership = Synergism– Holy Spirit and Free Will

What do you think?• Predestination and Salvation?

–Pelagius• Perfectionists***

–Augustine• Protestant

–John Cassian• Roman Catholic

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Homework• Write out verses that support…

–Monergism–Synergism–Original Sin

• Inherited sin nature from Adam & Eve