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Remonstrants
The Remonstrants were Arminian Reformed ministers in the Netherlands who in 1610 submitted a five-article Remonstrance challenging the Calvinist doctrine of predestination; the name also refers to their successors.
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- Canons of DortDoctrine & Theology
The Canons of Dort are a Reformed confessional document adopted by the Synod of Dort in the Netherlands in 1618–1619 in response to the teachings of the Arminians (Remonstrants). They address five doctrines concerning salvation by grace and predestination.
- Synod of DortHistory
The Synod of Dort was a Reformed church synod held in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, in 1618–1619. It rejected the five articles of the Remonstrants, the followers of Arminius, and adopted the Canons of Dort.
- ArminianismDoctrine & Theology
Arminianism is a Protestant theological tradition originating with the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius. It holds that God's grace comes first to human beings, who may either respond to it or resist it.