Adaryn
The Living Force
Synchronicity : last sunday just while I was beginning the chapter "From Scyth to Camelot" in the SHOTW, I watched the movie "King Arthur". Nothing to do with the Grail tales written in the 12th C, but more a reassessment of the real life of the REAL chief warrior that was Arthur. The story talks about the Sarmatians being sent to Britain by the Romans, and fighting on the Hadrian Wall against the Saxons, under the guidance of Arturius.
Not a masterpiece but pleasant to watch, a credible vision of the Dark Ages, and a movie that has the advantage of shedding the light on the history of the real Arthur.
An interesting thing : Several times there are references to the teachings of Pelagius, and the importance of free will and freedom - essential values for the Celt peoples :
"Little or nothing is known about the life of Pelagius. Although he is frequently referred to as a monk, it is by no means certain that he was one. Augustine says that he lived in Rome "for a very long time," and that he was originally from the British Isles. (St. Jerome suggests he was Scottish or perhaps from Ireland.) He was certainly well known in the Roman province, both for the harsh asceticism of his public life, as well as the power and persuasiveness of his speech. Until his more radical ideas saw daylight, even such pillars of the Church as Augustine referred to him as "saintly."
Pelagius taught that the human will, tempered in good deeds and rigorous asceticism, was sufficient to live a sinless life. He told his followers that right action on the part of human beings was all that was necessary for salvation. To him, the grace of God was only an added advantage; helpful, but in no way essential. Pelagius disbelieved in original sin, but said that Adam had condemned mankind through bad example, and that Christ's good example offered us a path to salvation, not through sacrifice, but through instruction of the will. Jerome emerged as one of the chief critics of Pelagianism, because, according to Jerome, Pelagius' view essentially denied the work of the Messiah; he personally preferring "teacher" or "master" to any epithet implying divine power."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagianism#Pelagius
"Pelagianism is the belief that original sin did not taint human nature (which, being created from God, was divine), and that mortal will is still capable of choosing good or evil without Divine aid. Thus, Adam's sin was "to set a bad example" for his progeny, but his actions did not have the other consequences imputed to Original Sin. Pelagianism views the role of Jesus as "setting a good example" for the rest of humanity (thus counteracting Adam's bad example). In short, humanity has full control, and thus full responsibility, for its own salvation in addition to full responsibility for every sin (the latter insisted upon by both proponents and opponents of Pelagianism). According to Pelagian doctrine, since man is no longer in need of any of God's graces beyond the creation of his will [1] the Sacrament of Baptism is devoid of the redemptive quality ascribed to it by orthodox Christians. [2]
Pelagianism was opposed by Augustine of Hippo, leading to its condemnation as a heresy at several local synods. It was condemned in 416 and 418 at the Councils of Carthage. [3] These condemnations were summarily ratified at the Council of Ephesus in 432, although it was not considered a major act of that council. Pelagianism as a structured heretical movement ceased to exist after the 6th century but its essential ideas continued to cause dispute. [4]
Thomas Bradwardine in De causa Dei contra Pelagium et de virtute causarum denounced Pelagians in the 14th century and Gabriel Biel did the same in the 15th century. [5]
Pelagianism never vanished completely from Christian history; it survived in variations like Semi-Pelagianism, which was born during the 19th century evangelical American revival movement and by its defenders, with the theology espoused by Charles Finney."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagianism
Not a masterpiece but pleasant to watch, a credible vision of the Dark Ages, and a movie that has the advantage of shedding the light on the history of the real Arthur.
An interesting thing : Several times there are references to the teachings of Pelagius, and the importance of free will and freedom - essential values for the Celt peoples :
"Little or nothing is known about the life of Pelagius. Although he is frequently referred to as a monk, it is by no means certain that he was one. Augustine says that he lived in Rome "for a very long time," and that he was originally from the British Isles. (St. Jerome suggests he was Scottish or perhaps from Ireland.) He was certainly well known in the Roman province, both for the harsh asceticism of his public life, as well as the power and persuasiveness of his speech. Until his more radical ideas saw daylight, even such pillars of the Church as Augustine referred to him as "saintly."
Pelagius taught that the human will, tempered in good deeds and rigorous asceticism, was sufficient to live a sinless life. He told his followers that right action on the part of human beings was all that was necessary for salvation. To him, the grace of God was only an added advantage; helpful, but in no way essential. Pelagius disbelieved in original sin, but said that Adam had condemned mankind through bad example, and that Christ's good example offered us a path to salvation, not through sacrifice, but through instruction of the will. Jerome emerged as one of the chief critics of Pelagianism, because, according to Jerome, Pelagius' view essentially denied the work of the Messiah; he personally preferring "teacher" or "master" to any epithet implying divine power."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagianism#Pelagius
"Pelagianism is the belief that original sin did not taint human nature (which, being created from God, was divine), and that mortal will is still capable of choosing good or evil without Divine aid. Thus, Adam's sin was "to set a bad example" for his progeny, but his actions did not have the other consequences imputed to Original Sin. Pelagianism views the role of Jesus as "setting a good example" for the rest of humanity (thus counteracting Adam's bad example). In short, humanity has full control, and thus full responsibility, for its own salvation in addition to full responsibility for every sin (the latter insisted upon by both proponents and opponents of Pelagianism). According to Pelagian doctrine, since man is no longer in need of any of God's graces beyond the creation of his will [1] the Sacrament of Baptism is devoid of the redemptive quality ascribed to it by orthodox Christians. [2]
Pelagianism was opposed by Augustine of Hippo, leading to its condemnation as a heresy at several local synods. It was condemned in 416 and 418 at the Councils of Carthage. [3] These condemnations were summarily ratified at the Council of Ephesus in 432, although it was not considered a major act of that council. Pelagianism as a structured heretical movement ceased to exist after the 6th century but its essential ideas continued to cause dispute. [4]
Thomas Bradwardine in De causa Dei contra Pelagium et de virtute causarum denounced Pelagians in the 14th century and Gabriel Biel did the same in the 15th century. [5]
Pelagianism never vanished completely from Christian history; it survived in variations like Semi-Pelagianism, which was born during the 19th century evangelical American revival movement and by its defenders, with the theology espoused by Charles Finney."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagianism