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Irenicism

In Christian theology, irenicism refers to attempts to unify Christian apologetical systems by using reason as an essential attribute. The word is derived from the Greek word ειρήνη (eirene) meaning peace. It is a concept related to a communal theology and opposed to committed differences, which can cause unavoidable tension or friction, and is rooted in…

17th century: Catholics and Protestants, Erasmus and his influence & Modern usage

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Erasmus and his influence

17th century: Catholics and Protestants

17th century: Protestant divisions

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related to Further reading · 49
Irenicism → Beginnings, Brandenburg-Prussia, Church History, Compromise, Confessional Church, Counter-Reformation ViennaJoris, Daphne, Eijnatten, Erasmian Irenicism, From Conciliarism, Hartlib Circle, Heaven Upon Earth, Howard Louthan, Hungary, Jeffrey, John Bergius, Joseph Mede, Jue, Legacy, Lukens
related to 17th century: Catholics and Protestants · 20
Irenicism → Andreas Fricius, Cassander, Catholics, Christopher Potter, Examen, Gottfried Leibniz's, Henry Constable, Hugo Grotius, Huguenots, Irenic, Jean Hotman, Marquis, Matthias Bernegger, Protestants, Richard Montagu, Syllabus, The, Theodosius Irenaeus, Villers-St-Paul, William Forbes
related to Erasmus and his influence · 20
Irenicism → Catholic, Catholic Church, Certain, Christian, Christianity, Christoph, De, Desiderius Erasmus, Erasmus, Georg Witzel, George Cassander, He, Inquisitio, Jakob Ziegler, Jan, Julius, Martin Luther, Pflug, Since, Stadion
related to Modern usage · 16
Irenicism → Catholic, Catholic Church, Decree, Documents, Ecclesiam Suam, Ecumenism, False, Humani, Irenical, Pope John Paul II's, Pope Paul VI's, Pope Pius XII, Reconciliatio, Second Vatican Council's, Unitatis Redintegratio, Ut

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