Sixty-seven Articles
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The Sixty-seven Articles is a foundational 1523 theological manifesto by Huldrych Zwingli that outlines the key doctrines of the Swiss Reformation and challenges various teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reformation document
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confessional text ⓘ theological manifesto ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Sixty-seven Conclusions
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Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles ⓘ |
| author | Huldrych Zwingli ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
City Council of Zurich
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surface form:
Zurich city council
|
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfPresentation | 29 January 1523 ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1523 ⓘ |
| denominationContext | Reformed Church of Zurich ⓘ |
| doctrinalEmphasis |
church discipline based on Scripture
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rejection of unscriptural ceremonies ⓘ supremacy of Christ over church traditions ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical theology
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reform program ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early statement of Reformed theology
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foundational document of the Swiss Reformation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Zurich church reforms
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later Reformed confessions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
humanist biblical scholarship
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writings of Martin Luther ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian theology
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authority of Scripture ⓘ church reform ⓘ critique of Roman Catholic doctrine ⓘ |
| movement | Swiss Reformation ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | 67 ⓘ |
| opposes |
compulsory clerical celibacy
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doctrine of transubstantiation ⓘ monastic vows ⓘ sacrifice of the Mass ⓘ use of images in worship ⓘ veneration of saints ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedAt | First Zurich Disputation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1523 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
Reformed Christianity ⓘ |
| supports |
Christ as the only mediator between God and humans
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preaching of the Gospel as central to worship ⓘ reform of church practices based on Scripture ⓘ use of vernacular preaching ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
Reformed view of the sacraments
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justification by faith ⓘ sola scriptura ⓘ |
| title | Sixty-seven Articles self-link ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Huldrych Zwingli