Augustine was absolutely correct that human beings do need the help of grace, but that need for aid does not imply that humans are totally depraved, Clausen opines. He goes on to say that “the best current in modern theology” has attempted to avoid both “Pelagian frivolity” and “Augustinian abasement” in order to recognize the dialectic of common human frailty and moral freedom (KJN 3, p. 31).
