neoorthodoxy

American  

[nee-oh-awr-thuh-dok-see] / ˌni oʊˈɔr θəˌdɒk si /

Also Neoorthodoxy or neo-orthodoxy

noun

1. a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation, such as the sovereignty of God, salvation by grace through faith, the importance of personal conversion, and the authority of Scripture.

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Etymology

Origin of neoorthodoxy

First recorded in 1950–55; neo- + orthodoxy