AD 529
Second Council of Orange
The long dispute over grace and free will that followed Augustine and the so-called Semi-Pelagians.
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- Location
- Orange in southern Gaul
- Leaders
- Caesarius of Arles; confirmed by Pope Boniface II
- Issues discussed
- Whether the first movement toward faith comes from grace or from human initiative
- Decisions made
- Taught that grace precedes and enables every good act, including the beginning of faith
- Rejected double predestination to evil
- Historical impact
- Set the western framework for grace that both Trent and the Reformers later appealed to.
Sources and References
- Canons of Orange IInewadvent.org