Arminianism
Americannoun
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Origin of Arminianism
1610–20; J. Armini(us) + -an + -ism
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As America expanded so did Arminianism, this time taking the form of Methodism and all the variants that came in its wake.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2021
Among the more anti-authoritarian sects was Arminianism – or in America, Methodism – in which the accent shifted subtly to the individual’s role in salvation.
From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2016
No! these are not the doctrines of Calvinism and Arminianism respectively.
From The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted by Hodgson, F. (Francis)
But his mode of explanation, as we have seen, turns the doctrine into Arminianism.
From Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. by Fisk, Wilbur
What is the Arminianism against which they are arrayed?
From The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted by Hodgson, F. (Francis)
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