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WOF 386: Christianity, History, and the Modern Age w/ Tom Holland

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

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The Virtue Spiraling of Christianity

The struggle between Pelagius and Augustine is one of the most titanic in the history of theology, says Bishop Barron. "If I could save myself, I don't need a Savior," Jesus devolves into being a moral archetype: Oprah? Why not anybody else?" If he's divine, he comes from outside the broken system in some very fundamental way, but enters into the broken system itself; that was key to Christianity.

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