The Pelagian View of Free-Will, Sin and Grace (2)

Pelagius labored in the imperial city of Rome for about eight years. What the reasons for his departure were are not definitely known, unless it be that Pelagius with Caelestius, his pupil and disciple, earnestly sought an interview with Augustine who lived in Hippo in Africa. We do know that Alaric was near to Rome at this time and that soon after Pelagius arrived in Africa, the city of Rome was plundered and sacked by the barbarous army of Alaric. Undoubtedly the nearness of Alaric hastened...