Reformed scholasticism

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Reformed theology intellectual tradition theological method

Reformed scholasticism is a post-Reformation theological method within the Reformed tradition that systematically applied rigorous scholastic philosophy and logic to articulate and defend Calvinist doctrine.

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Label	Occurrences
Reformed scholasticism canonical	11

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Reformed theology ⓘ intellectual tradition ⓘ theological method ⓘ
associatedWith	Calvinism ⓘ
centerOfActivity	Basel-Stadt ⓘ surface form: Basel Franeker ⓘ Geneva ⓘ Heidelberg ⓘ Leiden ⓘ Reformed academies ⓘ Reformed universities ⓘ
criticizedBy	some later Reformed theologians ⓘ
criticizedFor	excessive rationalism ⓘ over-systematization of doctrine ⓘ
developedInCentury	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
developedInPeriod	post-Reformation era ⓘ
employs	disputation ⓘ distinctions and definitions ⓘ quaestio method ⓘ syllogistic reasoning ⓘ
goal	defense of Calvinist doctrine ⓘ doctrinal clarification ⓘ polemical defense against opponents ⓘ systematic articulation of Reformed doctrine ⓘ
hasKeyConcept	covenant theology ⓘ doctrine of God ⓘ doctrine of Scripture ⓘ doctrine of predestination ⓘ doctrine of providence ⓘ federal theology ⓘ law and gospel distinction ⓘ ordo salutis ⓘ
hasNotableFigure	Amandus Polanus ⓘ Francis Turretin ⓘ Gisbertus Voetius ⓘ Johannes Wollebius ⓘ Johannes à Marck ⓘ Petrus van Mastricht ⓘ William Ames ⓘ
influenced	Three Forms of Unity ⓘ Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ contemporary Reformed dogmatics ⓘ later Reformed orthodoxy ⓘ
influencedBy	John Calvin ⓘ Reformation ⓘ surface form: Reformation theology Renaissance humanism ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ surface form: Thomas Aquinas medieval Aristotelianism ⓘ medieval scholasticism ⓘ
producedWorkType	dogmatic handbooks ⓘ polemical treatises ⓘ systematic theologies ⓘ
religiousTradition	Reformed tradition ⓘ
usesMethod	scholastic logic ⓘ scholastic method ⓘ scholastic philosophy ⓘ
viewedByOthersAs	distinctly Protestant development ⓘ
viewedBySomeAs	continuation of medieval scholasticism ⓘ

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Subject: Reformed scholasticism
Description of subject: Reformed scholasticism is a post-Reformation theological method within the Reformed tradition that systematically applied rigorous scholastic philosophy and logic to articulate and defend Calvinist doctrine.

Referenced by (11)

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

John Gill → influencedBy → Reformed scholasticism ⓘ

Francis Turretin → movement → Reformed scholasticism ⓘ

Samuel Rutherford → influencedBy → Reformed scholasticism ⓘ

Calvinist Methodism → influencedBy → Reformed scholasticism ⓘ

Reformed Dogmatics → influencedBy → Reformed scholasticism ⓘ

Turretin → theologicalSchool → Reformed scholasticism ⓘ

subject surface form: Francis Turretin

Johannes Maccovius → movement → Reformed scholasticism ⓘ

Sibrandus Lubbertus → influencedBy → Reformed scholasticism ⓘ

Franciscus Gomarus → movement → Reformed scholasticism ⓘ

Gijsbert Voet → influenced → Reformed scholasticism ⓘ

Dutch Second Reformation → influencedBy → Reformed scholasticism ⓘ