The History of Christian Theology
materialism: From the word for “matter,” in ancient philosophy, this means the view that all things, including God and the soul, ...
Glossary Monothelitism: From the Greek phrase for “one will”: the teaching, rejected by the orthodoxy, that Christ incarnate has ...
Nicene: Having to do with the Council of Nicaea 325 or the trinitarian theology that stems from it. Nicene theology is the ortho ...
Glossary Paraclete (Sometimes spelled “Paraklete”): Greek for advocate, counselor, or comforter. Jesus used the term in the Gosp ...
Pentecost: From the Greek word for “¿ fty,” the name for the Jewish harvest festival or “feast of weeks,” held seven weeks and a ...
Glossary Pietism: A 17th and 18th century reform movement, primarily among Lutherans in Germany, emphasizing the need for true C ...
predestination: Originating with Augustine’s interpretations of New Testament usage of the verb “to predestine” (in Romans, Ephe ...
Glossary or preparation that leaves it ultimately up to us whether to believe or not. In the Calvinist version of the Augustinia ...
Quietism: Roman Catholic theological term for a form of mystical theology originating in 17th century Spain and inÀ uential in F ...
Glossary reprobation: The doctrine that God predestines some people for damnation. (See double predestination.) resurrection: In ...
sancti¿ cation: From sanctus, the Latin word for “holy,” the process by which a person becomes holy. In Protestant theologies, t ...
Glossary Scopes “Monkey Trial”: Trial of a biology teacher, John Scopes, in rural Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925 for defying a state ...
sola gratia: Latin for “grace alone,” this term is a catchphrase for the characteristic Protestant insistence that believers are ...
Glossary supernatural: In Roman Catholic theology, especially Thomism, the concept of grace as not only assisting, healing, and ...
teleology: From the Greek word telos, meaning “end” in the sense of goal, completion, or perfection. Teleology is a philosophica ...
Glossary God’s good creation), but that no part of human nature is free from the evil of sin and the corrupting effect it has on ...
Trinity: The Christian doctrine that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The orthodox version of this doctrine is called Nicene ...
Glossary via media: Latin for “middle way,” often used to describe Anglican theology and practice as a middle way between Cathol ...
Biographical Notes Note: Ancient and medieval ¿ gures, as well as popes, are typically listed by ¿ rst name. For ancient theolog ...
Biographical Notes Arminius, Jacobus (c. 1560–1609): Dutch pastor and originator of the form of Protestant theology rejected by ...
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