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Flacians
Gnesio-Lutherans (from Greek γνήσιος [gnesios]: genuine, authentic) is a modern name for a theological party in the Lutheranism, Lutheran churches, in opposition to the Philippists after the death of Martin Luther and before the Formula of Concord. In their own day they were called ''Flacians'' by their opponents and simply Lutherans by themselves. Later ''Flacian'' became to mean an adherent of Matthias Flacius' view of original sin, rejected by the Formula of Concord. In a broader meaning, the term ''Gnesio-Lutheran'' is associated mostly with the defence of the doctrine of Real Presence, along with the practice Eucharistic adoration. Locations The centres of Gnesio-Lutherans were Magdeburg and the University of Jena. Notable proponents Other notable Gnesio-Lutherans include Caspar Aquila, Joachim Westphal (of Hamburg), Joachim Westphal, Johann Wigand, Matthäus Judex, Joachim Mörlin, Erasmus Sarcerius, and Aegidius Hunnius. Controversies After the death of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crypto-Calvinism
Crypto-Calvinism is a pejorative term describing a segment of those members of the Lutheran Church in Germany who were accused of secretly subscribing to Calvinist doctrine of the Eucharist in the decades immediately after the death of Martin Luther in 1546. It denotes what was seen as a hidden (''crypto''- from meaning "to hide, conceal, to be hid") Calvinist belief, i.e., the doctrines of John Calvin, by members of the Lutheran Church. The term crypto-Calvinist in Lutheranism was preceded by terms Zwinglian and Sacramentarian. Also, Jansenism has been accused of crypto-Calvinism by Roman Catholics. Background Martin Luther had controversies with " Sacramentarians", and he published against them, for example, in his '' The Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ—Against the Fanatics'' and '' Confession Concerning Christ's Supper''. Philipp I of Hessen arranged the Marburg Colloquy in 1529, but no agreement could be reached concerning the doctrine of Real Presence. Subseq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |