Protestantism
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Adiaphora (ADIAFORA)
ADIAPHORA. - Under this name is indicated a famous controversy in the Protestant field. Adiaphora (from ἀδιάφορα "indifferent things and… -
Adrianists (ADRIANISTI)
ADRIANISTS. - A little-known Dutch Protestant sect of the 16th century. It owes its name to Adrian Hamsted, b. at Dordrecht in 1524, d. at… -
Alliance (ALLEANZA)
ALLIANCE. - Under this name certain Protestant organizations are known, the principal ones of which are: 1) WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE… -
Anabaptists (ANABATTISTI)
ANABAPTISTS. - The term "Anabaptism" is of complex classification since, from the 16th century onward, it embraces those radicals of… -
Anglicanism (ANGLICANESIMO)
ANGLICANISM. - By A. is meant the doctrine and ecclesiastical regime of the Anglican Church (Church of England). 1. A. and the Anglican… -
Anglo-Calvinists (ANGLO-CALVINISTI)
ANGLO-CALVINISTS. - This name is sometimes given to Anglicans, to indicate the Calvinist tendency of their Church. Those who protest above… -
Arminius and Arminianism (ARMINIO E ARMINIANESIMO)
ARMINIUS AND ARMINIANISM. - A. is the author of the anti-Calvinist Protestant movement that took its name from him. 1. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF… -
Battisti
BATTISTI. - Some authors trace the origin of their sect back to the origins of Christianity, an assertion rejected by all the other sects.… -
Buchmanism (BUCHMANISMO)
BUCHMANISM. - So called by some writers from the name of its founder, Frank Nathan Daniel Buchman. Buchmanism is known under various names;… -
Camisards (CAMISARDI)
CAMISARDS. - The revocation of the Edict of Nantes, carried out by decree of Louis XIV on 18 October 1685, by which freedom of worship was… -
Canterbury
CANTERBURY. - The episcopal see of C. (Kent - England), founded in 597 by St. Augustine, apostle of England, sent there by St. Gregory the… -
Christadelphians (Brothers of Christ) (CRISTADELFI (FRATELLI DI CRISTO))
CHRISTADELPHIANS (BROTHERS OF CHRIST). - A Protestant sect founded by the Englishman John Thomas. In 1884, having moved to the United… -
Christian Endeavour
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR. - I. HISTORY. - It is the name of a Protestant youth society that may be translated as "Christian Activity" or also… -
Christians (Christian Church) (CRISTIANI (CHIESA CRISTIANA))
CHRISTIANS (CHRISTIAN CHURCH). - A Protestant sect, it is the result of three small religious movements that occurred almost simultaneously… -
Congregationalists (CONGREGAZIONALISTI)
CONGREGATIONALISTS. - A designation for Protestants who profess absolute independence from any community (congregation) of the faithful.… -
Consistory (Concistoro) (CONCISTORIO (CONCISTORO))
CONSISTORY (CONCISTORO). - For Protestants the c. (they rarely call it consistory) has multiple forms and meanings. For Calvin (1509-64) in… -
Corpus Reformatorum
CORPUS REFORMATORUM. - Since the 19th century this title has designated a grand collection of the works of the writers of the Reformation.… -
Covenanters
COVENANTERS. - This name comes from covenant (pact), and refers to the pact by which the Presbyterians of Scotland united, with the… -
Crypto-Calvinists (Philippists) (CRIPTO-CALVINISTI (FILIPPISTI))
CRYPTO-CALVINISTS (PHILIPPISTS). - This is the name given to the followers of Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560). He, in fact, although so… -
Darbyites (Plymouth Brethren) (DARBITI (PLYMOUTH BRETHREN))
DARBYITES (PLYMOUTH BRETHREN). - A Protestant sect, which arose in Ireland between 1827 and 1829 and spread to England. Its adherents… -
Huguenots (UGONOTTI)
HUGUENOTS. - This name designates the French Protestants, to whose theology and ecclesiastical constitutions Calvinism above all… -
Jehovah's Witnesses (TESTIMONI DI GEOVA)
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES. - A sect that separated from the Adventists in 1879. It was founded by Charles Russell with the aim of announcing to… -
Low Church ("Chiesa Bassa") (LOW CHURCH (« CHIESA BASSA »))
LOW CHURCH ("Chiesa Bassa"). - The name L. C. was originally understood as the opposite of High Church and also included the members of the… -
Marprelate, Martin, Controversy Of (MARPRELATE, MARTIN, CONTROVERSIA DI)
MARPRELATE, MARTIN, CONTROVERSY. — Under the pseudonym of M., which means "scourge of prelates" (from the English mar and prelate), there… -
Methodism (METODISMO)
METHODISM. - One of the most important branches of Protestantism, which takes its origin from the preaching of the Wesley brothers: John,… -
Mormons (MORMONI)
MORMONS. - A Protestant sect founded in the United States in the 19th century. They are also called Latter-day Saints (Latter-day saints)… -
Nazarenes (NAZARENI)
NAZARENES. - A sect of Wesleyan origin, which arose at the beginning of the 20th century (Church of the Nazarene). It was a widespread… -
Neo-Lutheranism (NEOLUTERANESIMO)
NEO-LUTHERANISM. - It presents itself as a current of theological and ecclesiastical revival and restoration of Lutheranism in the 19th… -
Pan-Christian Conferences (CONFERENZE PANCRISTIANE)
PAN-CHRISTIAN CONFERENCES. - Protestants clearly distinguish three classes of conferences, called world, or pan-Protestant, conferences.… -
Pentecostals (PENTECOSTALI)
PENTECOSTALS. - I. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT. - The name P. (Pentecostal Churches) is given to three groups of Christians derived from… -
Pietism (PIETISMO)
PIETISM. - The name of P. was given in derision to a reform movement that arose, in the 17th century, within German Lutheranism, and was… -
Pilgrim Fathers (PILGRIM FATHERS (PADRI PELLEGRINI))
PILGRIM FATHERS. - In England, in the 16th century, alongside the official Church two dissenting groups formed: the Puritans (v.) and the… -
Poissy, Colloquy of (POISSY, COLLOQUIO DI)
POISSY, Colloquy of. - The discords provoked by Calvinist preaching in the Kingdom of France and the factions that had arisen from it,… -
Presbyterianism (PRESBITERIANESIMO)
PRESBYTERIANISM. - I. THE PRESBYTERIAN SYSTEM. - Presbyterianism is above all a conception of the Church which, unlike episcopalianism and… -
Protestant Confessions of Faith (CONFESSIONI DI FEDE PROTESTANTI)
PROTESTANT CONFESSIONS OF FAITH. - Formulas or summaries in which the various Protestant churches officially make known their principal… -
Puritans And Puritanism (PURITANI E PURITANESIMO)
PURITANS AND PURITANISM. - I. HISTORY. - The Puritans never formed a church, but a party, exponents of a psychological attitude within the… -
Quakers And Quakerism (QUACCHERI E QUACCHERISMO)
QUAKERS AND QUAKERISM. - I. ORIGINS AND DOCTRINE. - The name of Quakers or "tremblers" is a derogatory term given to the Society of Friends… -
Recusants
RECUSANTS. - The name "r." or non-conformists goes back to the time of Elizabeth, when the Anglican Church became established. This name… -
Reservatum Ecclesiasticum
RESERVATUM ECCLESIASTICUM. - Name given to one of the most important clauses of the Peace of Augsburg (Sept. 25, 1555) between the… -
Smalcaldic, Articles (SMALCALDICI, ARTICOLI)
SMALCALD ARTICLES. They were drawn up in the city of Smalcald in an intransigent and aggressive tone by Luther himself (unlike the… -
Society of Biblical Studies (BIBLICHE, SOCIETÀ)
BIBLICAL, SOCIETIES. - The most important are the following: I. BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY (B.F.B.SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL STUDIES). -… -
Tunkers
TUNKERS. - Derogatory name given to German Baptists, also called Dunkers. I. HISTORY. - This branch of the Baptists was founded at… -
Ubiquity, Eucharistic (UBIQUISMO EUCARISTICO)
UBIQUITY, EUCHARISTIC. - A Lutheran error, which claims to explain the real presence of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist… -
Universalists (UNIVERSALISTI)
UNIVERSALISTS. - A Protestant sect derived from Congregationalism or Brownism. The Brownists taught that each local church is independent,… -
Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.)
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.). - A youth association founded in London in 1844 by George Williams, a fellow of King's…