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Remonstrants & Arminianism
REMONSTRANTS
The name Remonstrants was given to the followers of the Dutch Protestant
reformer Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609; see ARMINIANISM) who in 1610 drew up a
document known as the Remonstrance. This document, after asserting the primacy
of Scripture over creeds, set forth a revision of CALVINISM: Christ died for all, not
only for the elect; divine GRACE is not irresistible; Christians can fall from grace,
through free will, and be lost. These affirmations constituted a rejection of the most
extreme Calvinist interpretation of PREDESTINATION.
The Remonstrants were condemned by the Dutch Reformed Church at the Synod
of Dort (1618-19). Fourteen years of persecution followed, during which their
services were forbidden and their clergy silenced or exiled. Among the refugees
arose a Remonstrant Reformed Brotherhood which, after the ban was lifted in
1623, became the Remonstrant Reformed Church Community. It continued as a
small free church after 1795, when full toleration was established, and influenced
evangelical theology in both the Netherlands and the United States.
Frederick A. Norwood
ARMINIANISM
Arminianism, which takes its name from Jacobus Arminius (Jakob Harmensen), is a
moderate theological revision of CALVINISM that limits the significance of
predestination. Arminius (1560-1609) was a Dutch Reformed theologian who
studied at Leiden and Geneva. He became a professor at Leiden in 1603 and
spent the rest of his life defending against strict Calvinists his position that God's
sovereignty and human free will are compatible.
A Remonstrance in 1610 gave the name REMONSTRANTS to the Arminian party.
They were condemned by the Synod of Dort (1618-19) but later received
toleration. English revisionist theology of the 17th century was called Arminian,
although possibly without direct influence from Holland. John WESLEY accepted
the term for his theological position and published the Arminian Magazine. The
tension between the Arminian and Calvinist positions in theology became quiescent
until Karl BARTH sparked its revival in the 20th century.
Frederick A. Norwood
Bibliography: Bangs, Carl, Arminius, rev. ed. (1985); Muller, Richard, God,
Creation, and Providence in the Thought of Jacob Arminius (1991); Tyacke,
Nicholas, Anti-Calvinists (1987).
The name Remonstrants was given to the followers of the Dutch Protestant
reformer Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609; see ARMINIANISM) who in 1610 drew up a
document known as the Remonstrance. This document, after asserting the primacy
of Scripture over creeds, set forth a revision of CALVINISM: Christ died for all, not
only for the elect; divine GRACE is not irresistible; Christians can fall from grace,
through free will, and be lost. These affirmations constituted a rejection of the most
extreme Calvinist interpretation of PREDESTINATION.
The Remonstrants were condemned by the Dutch Reformed Church at the Synod
of Dort (1618-19). Fourteen years of persecution followed, during which their
services were forbidden and their clergy silenced or exiled. Among the refugees
arose a Remonstrant Reformed Brotherhood which, after the ban was lifted in
1623, became the Remonstrant Reformed Church Community. It continued as a
small free church after 1795, when full toleration was established, and influenced
evangelical theology in both the Netherlands and the United States.
Frederick A. Norwood
ARMINIANISM
Arminianism, which takes its name from Jacobus Arminius (Jakob Harmensen), is a
moderate theological revision of CALVINISM that limits the significance of
predestination. Arminius (1560-1609) was a Dutch Reformed theologian who
studied at Leiden and Geneva. He became a professor at Leiden in 1603 and
spent the rest of his life defending against strict Calvinists his position that God's
sovereignty and human free will are compatible.
A Remonstrance in 1610 gave the name REMONSTRANTS to the Arminian party.
They were condemned by the Synod of Dort (1618-19) but later received
toleration. English revisionist theology of the 17th century was called Arminian,
although possibly without direct influence from Holland. John WESLEY accepted
the term for his theological position and published the Arminian Magazine. The
tension between the Arminian and Calvinist positions in theology became quiescent
until Karl BARTH sparked its revival in the 20th century.
Frederick A. Norwood
Bibliography: Bangs, Carl, Arminius, rev. ed. (1985); Muller, Richard, God,
Creation, and Providence in the Thought of Jacob Arminius (1991); Tyacke,
Nicholas, Anti-Calvinists (1987).
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