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20 matches to Dordrecht Confession
Dordrecht Confession. 1632. Mennonite doctrine.
Augsburg Confession. 1530. Doctrine of faith of Lutheran Church. Consubstantiation. Predestination. Diet of Augsburg. Melanchthon.
Augustine, St. 354-430. Author of Confessions, City of God. Bishop of Hippo. “God is omnipotent.” Introduced Neoplatonic Determinism to Christianity. Church should rule state.
Basel, Confessions. 1531, 1536. Statements of Reformation doctrines.
Book of Concord. 1580. Lutheran liturgy: Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creeds, Augsburg Confession.
De Quincey, Thomas. 1785-1859. English essayist. Confessions of an English Opium Eater 1821.
Gallican Confession. 1559. French Calvinists’ statement of faith.
Heidelberg Catechism. 1563. Calvinist confession used by Reformed churches.
Helvetic Confessions. 1636,62. Swiss Reform church doctrines. 2nd widely adopted.
Inquisition. Group of tribunals dedicated to routing out heresy. Papal. 1231-18C. Formalized by Gregory IX. Torture to obtain confession authorized by Innocent IV 1252. Roman. 1542-1908. RC church vs Protestantism. Galileo. Spanish. 1478-1834. Formed by Isabella and Ferdinand to persecute Jews and Moslems. Torquemada. Auto-da-fé.
Melanchthon, Philip. 1497-1560. German Lutheran theologian educationist. Dogmatic Protestant 1521, introduced term. Augsburg Confession 1530. Ethics 1538.
Moore, George. 1852-1933. Irish novelist. Confessions of a Young Man 1888. Esther Waters 1894.
Musset, Alfred. 1810-57. French poet. Sand lover. Confession.
Oecolampadius, Johannes. 1482-1531. German Reformation theologian. Drafted Confession of Basel 1531.
Oxford Group. 1921- Early form of Buchmanism stressing group confessions.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. 1712-78. Swiss Enlightenment philosopher and writer. Began Romantic Movement. Stimulated French and American Revolutions. On Equality 1753. Social Contract 1762 influenced French Revolution (offended authorities), Confessions 1782. Man is prevented from being free only by society and cold science. Goodness and bounty of nature. Goodness of man. Advocates direct democracy at City-State level and dictatorship above. Sovereignty rests with people. General will aims at best for all.
Scots Confession. Knox’s Calvinist doctrine, adopted by Scottish parliament 1560.
Svevo, Italo. 1861-1928. Italian psychological novelist. Confessions of Zeno 1923.
Westminster Assembly. 1643-52. Convened by Long Parliament to inaugurate Presbyterianism in England and Wales. Westminster Confession of Faith.
Westminster Confession of Faith. 1647. Doctrine of Presbyterian religion of Westminster Assembly called by Long Parliament.