The Challenge of Inherent Sin in Pelagius and Agustin's View

The belief in inherent sin is one of the important beliefs in Christianity, according to which, Adam ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge on good and bad while God had forbidden him. This act and sin not only descended Adam but also polluted all his offspring. Agustin and Pelagius are two great Christian thinkers and the most important theorists of inherent sin, and confrontation between their views about inherent sin can be very noteworthy. Using content analysis approach, the present paper reviews this doctrine based on Pelagius and Agustin's views.