Rabanus and the Victory of Semi-Pelagianism (2)

In our previous article (Jan. 1, 2000) we saw that Rabanus, the archbishop of Mainz, repudiated Gottschalk's view of the sovereignty of grace in salvation; that Gottschalk courageously accused Rabanus of holding views which were Semi-Pelagian; and that the synod of Mayence condemned Gottschalk. The controversy, however, did not die with Gottschalk's imprisonment, for he had supporters who not only agreed with his views but protested the scandalous treatment he received. Later synods therefore...