Arminianism
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Arminianism is a Protestant theological tradition emphasizing human free will in accepting or resisting divine grace, in contrast to the strict predestinarian views of Calvinism.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arminianism canonical | 22 |
| Wesleyan theology | 5 |
| Wesleyan-Arminian theology | 5 |
| Arminian theology | 3 |
| Wesleyan–Arminian theology | 2 |
| Arminians | 1 |
| Classical Arminianism | 1 |
| Reformed Arminianism | 1 |
| Wesleyan Arminianism | 1 |
| Wesleyan-Arminianism | 1 |
| Wesleyanism | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arminianism Context triple: [Calvinism, contrastsWith, Arminianism]
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Calvinism
Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.
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Puritanism
Puritanism was a strict, reform-minded Protestant movement that emphasized moral rigor, biblical authority, and communal discipline, profoundly shaping early New England society and culture.
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Restorationism
Restorationism is a Christian movement that seeks to recover and practice the beliefs, worship, and church structure of the earliest New Testament-era Christians, often rejecting later traditions and denominational developments.
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D.
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church is a Protestant Christian denomination rooted in the Reformation in the Netherlands, historically associated with Dutch communities and their descendants worldwide.
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E.
Quakers
The Quakers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pennsylvania in collegiate sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arminianism Target entity description: Arminianism is a Protestant theological tradition emphasizing human free will in accepting or resisting divine grace, in contrast to the strict predestinarian views of Calvinism.
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A.
Calvinism
Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.
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B.
Puritanism
Puritanism was a strict, reform-minded Protestant movement that emphasized moral rigor, biblical authority, and communal discipline, profoundly shaping early New England society and culture.
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C.
Restorationism
Restorationism is a Christian movement that seeks to recover and practice the beliefs, worship, and church structure of the earliest New Testament-era Christians, often rejecting later traditions and denominational developments.
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D.
Arianism
Arianism is a nontrinitarian Christian doctrine that teaches Christ is a created being subordinate to God the Father, rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
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E.
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church is a Protestant Christian denomination rooted in the Reformation in the Netherlands, historically associated with Dutch communities and their descendants worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological tradition
ⓘ
Protestant theology ⓘ soteriological system ⓘ |
| affirms |
Trinity
ⓘ
authority of Scripture ⓘ necessity of grace for any good ⓘ total depravity ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Calvinism ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
conditional security
ⓘ
synergism in salvation ⓘ universal saving will of God ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| disagreesWith |
irresistible grace
ⓘ
limited atonement ⓘ perseverance of the saints (as in strict Calvinism) ⓘ unconditional election ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
Calvinism
ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed theology
|
| emergedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
conditional election
ⓘ
human free will ⓘ possibility of apostasy ⓘ prevenient grace ⓘ resistible grace ⓘ universal atonement ⓘ |
| hasMainProponent | Jacobus Arminius ⓘ |
| hasOpponents | Calvinist theologians ⓘ |
| hasSupporters |
Methodist churches
ⓘ
many Pentecostal churches ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Arminianism
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Arminianism
Arminianism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Arminianism
Wesleyan Arminianism ⓘ |
| historicalMovementAssociatedWith |
Five Articles of the Remonstrance
ⓘ
surface form:
Remonstrants
|
| influenced |
Holiness movement
ⓘ
Methodist churches ⓘ
surface form:
Methodism
Pentecostal churches ⓘ
surface form:
Pentecostalism
Wesleyan theology ⓘ |
| keyDocument | Five Articles of the Remonstrance ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jacobus Arminius ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Synod of Dort ⓘ |
| partOf |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| relatedToDoctrine |
atonement
ⓘ
free will ⓘ grace ⓘ predestination ⓘ |
| teaches |
Christ died for all people
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God desires the salvation of all people ⓘ believers can fall from grace ⓘ election is based on foreknowledge of faith ⓘ grace can be resisted by humans ⓘ |
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Subject: Arminianism Description of subject: Arminianism is a Protestant theological tradition emphasizing human free will in accepting or resisting divine grace, in contrast to the strict predestinarian views of Calvinism.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Wesleyan theology
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Classical Arminianism
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Reformed Arminianism
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Wesleyan-Arminian theology
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Arminians
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Wesleyan theology
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Arminian theology
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Wesleyan-Arminian theology
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Wesleyan-Arminian theology
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Wesleyan–Arminian theology
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Wesleyanism
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Wesleyan–Arminian theology
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Arminian theology
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Wesleyan theology
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Declaration of Sentiments (Arminius)
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Wesleyan Arminianism
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Wesleyan-Arminian theology
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Arminian theology
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Wesleyan theology
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Wesleyan-Arminian theology
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Wesleyan-Arminianism
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Wesleyan theology