The History of The Christian Church. Season 3 Episode 3 (Part 31) The Council of Orange (529) The Triumph of Grace.

About this episode

This episode explores the significance of The Council of Orange in addressing the theological debate on salvation.

Send us Fan Mail In the year 529, long after the fall of Rome and amid the turmoil of a fractured Europe, a small gathering of bishops met in the southern town of Orange. Their purpose? To settle one of the most important theological questions in Christian history: Is salvation the work of God alone, or do we play a part in earning it? In this episode, I explore the dramatic story of The Council of Orange — how it stood between the extremes of fatalism and self-salvation, and how it reaffirme...

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Host: Jeremy

Topics covered

• theology
• salvation
• Christian history
• Council of Orange
• grace
• fatalism
• self-salvation

Keywords

• Council of Orange
• salvation
• grace
• theology
• Christian history
• fatalism
• self-salvation

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Organizations: Christian Church

Places: Orange

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