Confession of Cyril Lucaris

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The Confession of Cyril Lucaris is a 17th-century Reformed-leaning doctrinal statement attributed to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople that controversially sought to align parts of Eastern Orthodox theology with Calvinist teachings.

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instanceOf Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
confession of faith
theological text
associatedWithPerson Cyril Lucaris NERFINISHED
attributedRoleOfAuthor Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople NERFINISHED
attributedTo Cyril Lucaris NERFINISHED
authenticityStatus disputed authorship
century 17th century
circulation first published in Latin in Western Europe
subsequently translated into several European languages
controversy accused of introducing Calvinism into Eastern Orthodoxy
rejected by many Orthodox hierarchs
genre confessional document
hasPart 18 articles
historicalContext Ottoman-ruled Eastern Orthodox Church
post-Reformation theological debates
influencedBy Calvinism NERFINISHED
Reformed scholasticism
knownFor association with the Confession of Cyril Lucaris
language Greek
mainTopic Eucharist NERFINISHED
Scripture and tradition
doctrine of salvation
justification by faith
predestination
purgatory
sacraments
the Church
veneration of saints
opposedBy Synod of Constantinople (1638) NERFINISHED
Synod of Jassy (Iași) (1642) NERFINISHED
Synod of Jerusalem (1672) NERFINISHED
positionOnEucharist rejects transubstantiation
positionOnImages retains use of icons
positionOnJustification emphasizes justification by faith alone
positionOnPredestination affirms unconditional election
positionOnPurgatory rejects purgatory
positionOnSaints retains veneration of saints
positionOnScripture affirms Scripture as supreme authority
positionOnTradition subordinates tradition to Scripture
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
resultedIn Orthodox confessional responses such as the Confession of Dositheus
significance key document in history of Eastern Orthodox dogmatic development
major source for discussions of Orthodox–Reformed relations
theologicalOrientation Calvinist-leaning
Reformed

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Cyril Lucar confessionAuthored Confession of Cyril Lucaris