Synod of Dort

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Reformed synod church council ecclesiastical assembly

The Synod of Dort was a landmark early 17th-century Reformed church council in the Dutch Republic that condemned Arminianism and codified Calvinist doctrine in the Canons of Dort.

Aliases (11)

Arminian–Gomarist controversy ×3
Calvinist–Arminian controversy ×2
Synod of Dordrecht ×2
Synod of Dort (1618–1619) ×2
Counter-Remonstrants ×1
Dordrecht Synod ×1
Dordtse Synode ×1
Remonstrant–Contra-Remonstrant conflict ×1
Remonstrant–Counter-Remonstrant dispute ×1
Synod of Dordt ×1
Synod of Dort church order ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Reformed synod → church council → ecclesiastical assembly →
aim	to define orthodox Reformed doctrine → to settle the Arminian controversy →
alsoKnownAs	Dordtse Synode → Synod of Dordrecht →
appliesTo	doctrine of atonement → doctrine of grace → doctrine of predestination → perseverance of the saints →
chronology	early 17th century →
condemned	Arminianism → Remonstrant theology →
convenedBy	States General of the Netherlands →
country	Dutch Republic →
denomination	Dutch Reformed Church →
documentTypeProduced	canons → confessional standard →
endTime	1619 →
hasEffectOn	Dutch religious politics → Reformed confessional standards → development of Calvinism →
hasLanguage	Dutch → English → French → German → Latin →
hasParticipant	Dutch Reformed theologians → English Reformed delegates → French Reformed delegates → German Reformed delegates → Swiss Reformed delegates → foreign Reformed delegates →
historicalPeriod	Eighty Years' War →
locatedIn	Dordrecht → Holland → Netherlands →
namedAfter	Dordrecht →
partOf	Reformed tradition →
produced	Canons of Dort → Church Order of Dort → Dutch Bible translation guidelines →
religion	Reformed Christianity →
resultedIn	consolidation of Calvinist orthodoxy → expulsion of Arminian ministers →
startTime	1618 →
theologicalPositionAffirmed	Calvinism → doctrines summarized as TULIP →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Counter-Remonstrants ("Arminian–Gomarist controversy") → Gomarists ("Arminian–Gomarist controversy") → Gomarists ("Remonstrant–Contra-Remonstrant conflict") →	involvedIn
Synod of Dort ("Synod of Dordrecht") → Synod of Dort ("Dordtse Synode") →	alsoKnownAs
Canons of Dort → Canons of Dort ("Synod of Dordrecht") →	formulatedAt
Counter-Remonstrants → Gomarists →	keyEvent
Dordt University ("Synod of Dordt") → Dordt University ("Dordrecht Synod") →	namedAfter
Second Head of Doctrine →	adoptedAtCouncil
Fifth Head of Doctrine →	adoptedByCouncil
Canons of Dort →	approvedBy
Ordinum Hollandiae ac Westfrisiae pietas ("Remonstrant–Counter-Remonstrant dispute") →	associatedWith
Church Order of Dort ("Synod of Dort (1618–1619)") →	basedOnEvent
Church Order of Dort →	followsFrom
The Doctrine of the Saints’ Perseverance Explained and Confirmed ("Calvinist–Arminian controversy") →	historicalContext
Five Articles of the Remonstrance →	influenced
Church Order ("Synod of Dort church order") →	influencedBy
Ordinum Hollandiae ac Westfrisiae pietas ("Arminian–Gomarist controversy") →	mainSubject
Dordrecht →	notableEvent
Arminianism →	opposedBy
William Ames →	participatedIn
Ordinum Hollandiae ac Westfrisiae pietas ("Synod of Dort (1618–1619)") →	relatedEvent
A Display of Arminianism ("Calvinist–Arminian controversy") →	religiousMovementContext
Dutch Golden Age →	significantEvent
Maurice of Nassau ("Counter-Remonstrants") →	supported
Gomarists →	supportedOutcomeOf