Protestant Christianity
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Protestant Christianity is a major branch of Christianity that emerged from the Reformation, emphasizing the authority of Scripture, salvation by faith alone, and a personal relationship with God.
Aliases (14)
- Protestantism ×113
- Protestant churches ×10
- Protestant Churches ×4
- Protestants ×4
- Christian ×2
- Protestant ×2
- Protestant Church ×2
- Protestant theology ×2
- Christian Protestantism ×1
- English Protestantism ×1
- Protestant Christian ×1
- Protestant Christians ×1
- Protestantism in England ×1
- Reformation Protestantism ×1
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination family
→
branch of Christianity → religious tradition → |
| differsFrom |
Eastern Orthodoxy
→
Roman Catholicism → |
| emphasizes |
authority of Scripture
→
justification by faith → personal relationship with God → priesthood of all believers → salvation by faith alone → |
| hasClergyForm |
minister
→
pastor → priest in some traditions → |
| hasCoreBelief |
Trinity
→
divinity of Jesus Christ → necessity of grace → original sin → resurrection of Jesus → |
| hasDoctrinalPrinciple |
sola fide
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sola gratia → sola scriptura → soli Deo gloria → solus Christus → |
| hasEthicalEmphasis |
Bible reading
→
evangelism → individual conscience → missionary activity → personal conversion → |
| hasGeographicDistribution |
global
→
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| hasHistoricalEvent |
Diet of Worms
→
English Reformation → Great Awakenings → Peace of Augsburg → Scottish Reformation → Thirty Years' War → |
| hasKeyFigure |
Huldrych Zwingli
→
John Calvin → John Knox → Martin Bucer → Martin Luther → Philip Melanchthon → Thomas Cranmer → Ulrich Zwingli → William Tyndale → |
| hasLargePresenceIn |
Europe
→
Latin America → North America → Oceania → Sub-Saharan Africa → |
| hasOriginEvent |
Protestant Reformation
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| hasPrimaryLanguage |
vernacular languages
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| hasSacrament |
Lord's Supper
→
baptism → |
| hasSacredText |
Bible
→
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| hasStartPeriod |
16th century
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| hasSubtradition |
Adventism
→
Anabaptism → Anglicanism → Baptist churches → Calvinism → Congregationalism → Evangelicalism → Holiness movement → Lutheranism → Mennonites → Methodism → Moravian Church → Pentecostalism → Pietism → Presbyterianism → Quakers → Reformed churches → |
| hasViewOnChurch |
invisible church of true believers
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| hasViewOnLaity |
all believers share spiritual priesthood
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| hasViewOnSalvation |
salvation by grace through faith
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| hasViewOnScripture |
Scripture as highest authority in matters of faith
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| hasWorshipDay |
Sunday
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| influenced |
modern democracy in some regions
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public education in some countries → social reform movements → |
| rejects |
doctrine of transubstantiation
→
indulgences → some Catholic sacramental doctrines → universal authority of the pope → veneration of saints as practiced in Roman Catholicism → |
| usesScripturalCanon |
New Testament
→
Protestant Old Testament canon → |