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CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
CHAPTER XVI
EUTYCHIANISM
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The teaching of Antyches—his condemnation 281-282
Appeal to the West and counter-attack on Flavian 282-283
The Council of Ephesus 283
Victory of the Eutychians through the Emperor's support 284
Death of Theodosius — A new Council summoned 284, 285
The Council of Chalcedon and its Definition of the Faith 285-287
The letter of Leo to Flavian 288-292
The later history of Eutychianism—the Monophysites 292
Notes: The communicatio idiomatum 293
Christ's human nature impersonal 294
The Κένωσις 294-300
CHAPTER XVII
THE DOCTRINE OF MAN—SIN AND GRACE—
PELAGIANISM
Introductory : the difficulties of the doctrine not faced in the earliest times 301
Different theories as to the origin of the Soul 302-305
Different conceptions of the Fall and its effects 305-307
The teaching of Augustine 308-312
Contrast between him and Pelagius 308
His doctrine of human nature, sin, grace 309
" " freedom of will 310
Novel teaching on other points—predestination, reprobation 311-312
The opposition of Pelagius 312-313
His antecedents and the chief principles which controlled his thought and teaching 313-316
The Pelagian controversy — Coelestius 316
The first stage at Carthage—condemnation of Coelestius 316
The second stage in Palestine: attack on Pelagius by Jerome and Orosius—acquittal by the Palestinian bishops 317
The third stage—appeal to Rome: condemnation of Pelagius and Coelestius by Innocent, followed by their acquittal by Zosimus 318
The fourth stage—condemnation of all Pelagian theses by the Council of Carthage in 418, followed by imperial edicts against the Pelagians, and their final condemnation at Rome 319-320
The ultimate issue of the controversy 320
Julian of Eclanum (note)320