Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Frontispiece
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Organizational Structure of the Council of Trent
- 3 Schools of Theology at the Council of Trent
- 4 Scripture and Traditions at the Council of Trent
- 5 Original Sin and Justification
- 6 Sacraments in General, Baptism and Confirmation
- 7 The Sacrament of Penance at the Council
- 8 Presence and Sacrifice
- 9 Bishops
- 10 The Tridentine Proposal for the Formation of the Clergy
- 11 Pastoral Care
- 12 The Decree on Marriage
- 13 Reform of the Religious Orders
- 14 Sacred Art
- 15 Sacred Music
- 16 The Papacy and the Application of Conciliar Decrees
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
5 - Original Sin and Justification
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Frontispiece
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Organizational Structure of the Council of Trent
- 3 Schools of Theology at the Council of Trent
- 4 Scripture and Traditions at the Council of Trent
- 5 Original Sin and Justification
- 6 Sacraments in General, Baptism and Confirmation
- 7 The Sacrament of Penance at the Council
- 8 Presence and Sacrifice
- 9 Bishops
- 10 The Tridentine Proposal for the Formation of the Clergy
- 11 Pastoral Care
- 12 The Decree on Marriage
- 13 Reform of the Religious Orders
- 14 Sacred Art
- 15 Sacred Music
- 16 The Papacy and the Application of Conciliar Decrees
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
The Council of Trent addressed the topics of original sin and justification in two decrees, developed in succession. The Decree on Original Sin reaffirms a broadly Augustinian understanding of original sin, its effects, and its remedy in baptism. What remains after baptism is not sin in the strict sense. The Decree on Justification lays out the path from sin to grace to glory. Emphasis lies on both the constant and decisive role of grace and on the way grace engages rather than nullifies the agency of the justified. The Decree on Justification in particular not only rejected errors, but expounded Catholic teaching.
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