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Erastianism

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Erastianism [ɪˈræstɪəˌnɪzəm]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters
[named after Thomas Erastus (1524-83), Swiss theologian to whom such views were attributed]
Erastian  n & adj
Erastianism
the doctrine stating that in ecclesiastical affairs the state rules over the church. — Erastian, n., adj.
See also: Theology
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Noun1.Erastianism - the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters
Byzantinism, Caesaropapism
theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group
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The Last Days of Erastianism Forms in the American Church-State Nexus, 62 HARV.
A hands-off approach to religious doctrine: what are we talking about? by Garnett, Richard W. / Notre Dame Law Review
Jenkins demonstrates that Jewel's religious convictions were firmly Reformed, albeit more beholden to Zurich than Geneva, but that Jewel's equally firm Erastianism forced him to embrace a doctrinal minimalism.
John Jewel and the English National Church: The Dilemmas of an ... by Arnoult, Sharon / Renaissance Quarterly
Some will certainly wonder whether Hobbes's Erastianism was more incidental than essential or central.
The Allegiance of Thomas Hobbes by Jackson, Nicholas D. / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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