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An absolutely fascinating take into the concept of free will.
What is really impressive is that, though this is technically theology, Augustine asks the reader to take very few things on faith alone. His approach is normally based on logic and 'demonstrable' (as much as possible) evidence.
It is interesting to consider that this treatise had a wide impact on its contemporary readers. As the note on the Retractions says, the British monk Pelagius ( c.360 -c. 420) utilised De libero arbitrio as a basis for denying completely the concept of the foedus gratiae.
What is really impressive is that, though this is technically theology, Augustine asks the reader to take very few things on faith alone. His approach is normally based on logic and 'demonstrable' (as much as possible) evidence.
It is interesting to consider that this treatise had a wide impact on its contemporary readers. As the note on the Retractions says, the British monk Pelagius ( c.360 -c. 420) utilised De libero arbitrio as a basis for denying completely the concept of the foedus gratiae.