Socinians

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Socinians were a 16th–17th century Christian movement known for their rationalist theology, rejection of the Trinity, and emphasis on the moral teachings of Jesus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian movement
religious group
associatedWith Polish Brethren
centerOfActivity Raków
countryOfOrigin Poland
declinePeriod late 17th century
doctrine conditional immortality
denial of the consubstantial divinity of Jesus with the Father
denial of the pre-existence of Christ
emphasis on human free will
emphasis on the moral teachings of Jesus
rejection of eternal torment in hell
rejection of original sin as inherited guilt
rejection of predestination
rejection of the Trinity
scripture interpreted by reason
historicalPeriod 16th century
17th century
influenced Enlightenment religious thought
Unitarianism
liberal Protestant theology
influencedBy Italian Renaissance humanism
Radical Reformation
languageOfKeyTexts Latin
Polish
mainClassification Nontrinitarian Christianity
linked to: Unitarianism
namedAfter Fausto Sozzini
Lelio Sozzini
linked to: Fausto Sozzini
notableWork Racovian Catechism
persecutedBy Lutheran authorities
Reformed (Calvinist) authorities
Roman Catholic Church authorities
regionOfActivity England
Netherlands
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Transylvania
religiousTradition Christianity
theologicalOrientation rationalist theology
viewOnAtonement moral influence theory of atonement
viewOnBaptism support for believer’s baptism
viewOnChrist Jesus as a uniquely inspired human teacher
Jesus as moral example rather than metaphysical savior
viewOnChurchAuthority suspicion of traditional ecclesiastical authority
viewOnCreeds rejection of post-biblical creeds as binding
viewOnGod strict monotheism
viewOnHolySpirit Holy Spirit as power or influence of God rather than a distinct person
viewOnReason reason as essential tool for interpreting scripture
viewOnScripture Bible as sole authoritative source of doctrine
viewOnViolence tendency toward religious toleration and nonviolence

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ecclesia Minor theologicalOrientation Socinianism
linked to: Socinians
Racovian Catechism religiousTradition Socinianism
linked to: Socinians
Fausto Sozzini movement Socinianism
linked to: Socinians
Fausto Sozzini influenced Socinianism
linked to: Socinians
Johannes Crellius religiousMovement Socinianism
linked to: Socinians
Raków associatedWithMovement Socinianism
linked to: Socinians
Jonasz Szlichtyng religiousTradition Socinianism
linked to: Socinians
Marcin Czechowic movement Socinianism
linked to: Socinians
Marcin Czechowic associatedWith Socinian movement in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
linked to: Socinians