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Chapter 14
Part III: Christian Theology:
14. The Doctrines of Human Nature, Sin, and Grace.

QUESTIONS
 
1.

Give a summary of the issues at stake in the Pelagian controversy. [answer]

2.

Why did Augustine believe in original sin? [answer]

3.

Imagine that you are explaining the idea of 'grace' to a non-theologian with a limited attention span. What could you say about the idea in 200 words or less? [answer]

4.

Martin Luther is associated with the doctrine of 'justification by faith alone.' What did he mean by this? And what were the alternatives he rejected? [answer]

5.

'If you aren't predestined, then go and get yourself predestined.' How does this attitude relate to Weber's thesis concerning the origins of capitalism? [answer]