Term

Semipelagianism

Theories implying that the first movement towards God is made by human efforts unaided by grace.

Filed underHistorical TheologySoteriology

Definition

A term which has been used to describe several theories which were thought to imply that the first movement towards God is made by human efforts unaided by grace.

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Sources

  1. 1.Alan Richardson and John Bowden The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983). 537Original citation: Richardson, Alan, and John Bowden. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983, 537.

Last revised August 14, 2026