Sales of my book, "Pelagius Was Right" top the list of my writing efforts. It's a collection of essays dealing with the attempts by major religious institutions to condemn him as a heretic because he taught that people are basically good, and do bad things because they choose to do so.
That compared to the view of his 4th Century contemporary, Augustine, who insisted that people are basically ungood and commit sin because they are controlled by a devil. Augustine's supporters won the debate, and Pelagius left Rome as invaders neared the city.
Eventually Augustine was declared a saint, and Pelagius was labeled a heretic.
By definition, a heretic is someone who disagrees with official "wisdom."
Nevertheless, Pelagius was right.
The book is available via Amazon.
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