Arminianism

thumb|upright|Jacobus Arminius in a 1625 engraving by W. Swanenburgh Arminianism is a theological tradition in Protestantism which emerged in the early 17th century and is based on the ideas of the Dutch Reformed theologian Jacobus Arminius and his historic supporters known as Remonstrants. Dutch Arminianism was originally articulated in the Remonstrance (1610), a theological statement submitted to the States General of the Netherlands. This expressed an attempt to moderate the doctrines of Calvinism related to its interpretation of predestination.

concept of Christian theology

International Synod held in Dordrecht in 1618–1619, by the Dutch Reformed Church

Calvinist doctrine that the fall of humankind enslaves all to sin and makes them need justification

Protestant biblical interpretive framework for understanding the overall structure of the Bible

In Christian theology, synergism refers to the cooperative effort between God and humanity in the process of salvation. Before Augustine of Hippo (354–430), synergism was almost universally endorsed. Later, it came to be reflected in the so-called semi-Pelagian position and the semi-Augustinian stance affirmed by the Second Council of Orange (529). Synergism is affirmed by both the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy. It is also present in various Protestant denominations, such as Anabaptist churches, and is particularly prominent in those influenced by Arminian theology, such as the Methodi

Protestant Christian theological variant of Divine Grace, originated in 16th Century CE

theological dogma of Protestant Christianity

Christian teaching

means through which God gives grace

repudiation of the Christian faith

Theory of Atonement in Christianity

Protestant Christian theological tradition

Protestant Christian doctrine that the inner witness of the Holy Spirit allows the Christian to know that they are justified

non-Calvinist Protestant doctrine

Christian theological debate

thumb|William Laud, for whom "Laudianism" is named, as [[Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Charles I.]] Laudianism, also called Old High Churchmanship, or Orthodox Anglicanism as they styled themselves when debating the Tractarians, was an early seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that tried to avoid the extremes of Roman Catholicism and Puritanism by building on the work of Richard Hooker, and John Jewel and was promulgated by Archbishop William Laud and his supporters. It rejected the predestination upheld by Calvinism in favour of free will, and hence