The Predestination of Humans: Augustinus, Tome III, Book IX

by Cornelius Jansen and Cornelius Jansenius

No other theological text polarized the early modern Catholic world as much as Cornelius Jansen's Augustinus . In it the erudite bishop not only reconstructed St. Augustine's teaching on grace and free will, but also boldly claimed that his views were in line with the Council of Trent and the Society of Jesus. For Jansen the latter had marginalized the Church Father's doctrine on divine predestination by overemphasizing human free will. Published...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813235421
• ISBN13: 9780813235424
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"