Socinianism is a form of Antitrinitarianism, named for Laelius Socinus (died 1562 in Zürich) and of his nephew Faustus Socinus (died 1604 in Poland). Nontrinitarianism includes all Christian belief systems that reject as non-scriptural wholly or partly the doctrine of the Trinity; the Doctrine Lelio Francesco Maria Sozzini or simply Lelio ( Latin Socinus; January 29 1525 &ndash May 4 1562) was an Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Fausto Paolo Sozzini, also known as Faustus Socinus or Faust Socyn (Polish ( December 5, 1539 in Siena &ndash March 4 Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The former was one of the founders of a religious society that had to operate secretly in order to avoid persecution. The Socinian sect became far more widespread after Faustus Socinus, Laelius Socinus's nephew, became a valued member. In 1574 the Socinians, who referred to themselves as Unitarians, issued a "Catechism of the Unitarians," in which they laid out their views of the nature and perfection of the Godhead, as well as other principles of their group. Unitarianism as a theology is the belief in the single personality of God in contrast to the doctrine of the Trinity (three persons in one God
The group became more widely known in Poland and began to prosper, opening colleges and publishing literature, until 1638, when the Socinians were banished from Poland by the Catholics. Until that time it was widely believed that Socinianism would become a dominant belief in Europe.
Socinians held views rooted in rationality only and rejected orthodox teachings on the Trinity and on the divinity of Jesus, as summarised in the Racovian Catechism. Rationality as a term is related to the idea of Reason, a word which following Webster's may be derived as much from older terms referring to SSC RF "Troitsk Institute of Innovative and Termonuclear Research" or TRINITY for shprt Троицкий Институт инновационных и термоядерных Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) The Racovian Catechism (pol Katechizm Rakowski is a Nontrinitarian statement of faith from the 16th century They also believed that God's omniscience was limited to what was a necessary truth in the future (what would definitely happen), and did not apply to what was a contingent truth (what might happen). A logically possible Proposition is one that can be asserted without implying a logical Contradiction. A modal logic is any system of formal logic that attempts to deal with modalities. They believed that, if God knew every possible future, human free will was impossible; and as such rejected the "hard" view of omniscience. The question of free will They are to be differentiated from Arians, who believed in a preexistent Christ. The Socinians held that the Son of God did not exist until he was born a man.
The Socinians congregated especially in Transylvania, in Poland (see Polish brethren) and in the Netherlands. Transylvania (Ardeal or ro ''Transilvania'' Erdély, see also other denominations) is a Central European region located in the eastern half of the Carpathian Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Polish Brethren (also called Antitrinitarians, Arians, or Socinians, Polish Arianie, Bracia Polscy) was the name of a Protestant The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands They were driven from their seat at Raków in 1643.
Socinianism is considered to be an antecedent or early form of Unitarianism and the term 'socinian' is still used today to refer to the belief that Jesus did not preexist his life as a human. Unitarianism as a theology is the belief in the single personality of God in contrast to the doctrine of the Trinity (three persons in one God
Note: In Christianity, Socinianism is also called Psilanthropism, the presumed etymology of "psilanthropism" stems from the Greek psilo (merely, only) and anthropos (man, human being). In Christianity, Psilanthropism or Socinianism is a Christological view that believes Jesus was merely human
Psilanthropism was rejected by the ecumenical councils, especially in the First Council of Nicaea, which was convened to deal directly with this. The First Council of Nicaea, held in Nicaea in Bithynia (present-day İznik in Turkey) convoked by the Roman Emperor Constantine Beliefs similar to those of Socinianism continue today in Christian groups such as the Christadelphians and the Church of the Blessed Hope. Christadelphians (from the Greek for Brothers of Christ / Christ's Brethren: Christou Adelphoi; cf The Church of the Blessed Hope (or Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith) is a small first-day Adventist Christian body
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External links
- Socinianism entry in the Catholic Encyclopaedia. Polish Brethren (also called Antitrinitarians, Arians, or Socinians, Polish Arianie, Bracia Polscy) was the name of a Protestant
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