Remonstrants
Sign in to saveThe Remonstrants (or the Remonstrant Brotherhood) is a Protestant movement that split from the Dutch Reformed Church in the early 17th century. The early Remonstrants supported Jacobus Arminius, and after his death, continued to maintain his original views, called Arminianism, against the proponents of Calvinism. Condemned by the synod of Dort (1618–1619), the Remonstrants remained a small minority in the Netherlands. In the middle of the 19th century, the Remonstrant Brotherhood was influenced by the liberal Dutch theological movement.
Key facts
- Christian denomination.main_classification
- Protestant
- Christian denomination.founded_date
- early 17th century
- Christian denomination.separated_from
- Dutch Reformed Church
- Christian denomination.theology
- Arminianism
- Christian denomination.founded_place
- Netherlands
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- Foundation
- Institutionalization
- Liberalism
- Early Remonstrants’ theological legacy
- Modern Remonstrant Brotherhood
- The church
- Confessions of faith
- References
- Sources
- External links
The Remonstrants (or the Remonstrant Brotherhood) is a Protestant movement that split from the Dutch Reformed Church in the early 17th century. The early Remonstrants supported Jacobus Arminius, and after his death, continued to maintain his original views, called Arminianism, against the proponents of Calvinism. Condemned by the synod of Dort (1618–1619), the Remonstrants remained a small minority in the Netherlands. In the middle of the 19th century, the Remonstrant Brotherhood was influenced by the liberal Dutch theological movement.
==History== thumb|400px|Allegory of the theological dispute between the Arminianists and their opponents by Abraham van der Eyk, 1721. Remonstrants can be seen on the left, while their [[Dutch Reformed opponents can be seen on the right. The scales shows the Calvinist cause as heavier than the Arminian one, but it has a sword on it. The sword symbolizes state support granted the Dutch Reformed Church by the Republic.]]