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I'm Pelagian!

I've just done a heretic quiz and have been informed I'm a Pelagian. Not that I didn't know that already. But apparenly I'm only 50% Socinian and only 8% Arian. What's up with that? I'm much more Socinian than that. Clearly my complex personal theology cannot be summarised in a few quiz questions. I'm not even completely sure what Monarchianism is. Ah well back to the Patristic studies for me.

Also, I kind of like being told I'm the first Briton to contribute significantly to Christian thought. In your face John Newman!

By the way: am I right in thinking Socinianism is the only reformation era heresy - and all others listed here are patristic era heresies?

OK, this has been a bit of an abstract theological entry. Sorry if you're not interested.

Here are my results in full:
You scored as Pelagianism. You are a Pelagian. You reject ideas about man's fallen human nature and believe that as a result we are able to fully obey God. You are the first Briton to contribute significantly to Christian thought, but you're still excommunicated in 417.

Pelagianism

83%

Monarchianism

83%

Socinianism

50%

Chalcedon compliant

50%

Monophysitism

42%

Modalism

25%

Adoptionist

25%

Nestorianism

25%

Gnosticism

17%

Arianism

8%

Albigensianism

8%

Apollanarian

8%

Donatism

0%

Docetism

0%

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