Jansenism
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Jansenism was a 17th-century Catholic reform movement emphasizing original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and a rigorist moral theology, strongly associated with French intellectual and religious circles.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jansenism canonical | 32 |
| Jansenist movement | 3 |
| Jansenist controversy | 2 |
| Jansenists | 2 |
| French Jansenism | 1 |
| French Jansenists | 1 |
| Jansenist circles | 1 |
| Jansenists in France | 1 |
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Target entity: Jansenism Context triple: [Blaise Pascal, movement, Jansenism]
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Calvinism
Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.
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Pietism
Pietism is a movement within Protestant Christianity that emphasizes personal faith, heartfelt devotion, moral renewal, and practical piety over formal doctrine and institutional structures.
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Counter-Remonstrants
The Counter-Remonstrants were a strict Calvinist faction in the Dutch Republic that opposed the more liberal Arminian Remonstrants in the early 17th-century religious and political conflicts.
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Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
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Remonstrants
The Remonstrants were a 17th-century Dutch Protestant movement that opposed strict Calvinist predestination by advocating a more free-will-oriented, Arminian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jansenism Target entity description: Jansenism was a 17th-century Catholic reform movement emphasizing original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and a rigorist moral theology, strongly associated with French intellectual and religious circles.
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A.
Calvinism
Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.
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B.
Pietism
Pietism is a movement within Protestant Christianity that emphasizes personal faith, heartfelt devotion, moral renewal, and practical piety over formal doctrine and institutional structures.
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C.
Counter-Remonstrants
The Counter-Remonstrants were a strict Calvinist faction in the Dutch Republic that opposed the more liberal Arminian Remonstrants in the early 17th-century religious and political conflicts.
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D.
Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
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E.
Remonstrants
The Remonstrants were a 17th-century Dutch Protestant movement that opposed strict Calvinist predestination by advocating a more free-will-oriented, Arminian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic reform movement
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religious movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French intellectual circles
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French religious circles ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Augustine of Hippo
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surface form:
Augustinus
|
| centeredIn | Port-Royal Abbey ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Pope Alexander VII
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Pope Clement XI ⓘ Pope Innocent X ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| condemnedInDocument |
Ad sanctam beati Petri sedem
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Cum occasione ⓘ Unigenitus Dei Filius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
human depravity
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necessity of divine grace ⓘ original sin ⓘ rigorist moral theology ⓘ |
| foundedOnWritingsOf | Cornelius Jansen ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine |
denial of sufficient grace for all
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infrequent communion ⓘ moral rigorism ⓘ strict view of sacraments ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
efficacious grace
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limited atonement (in practice) ⓘ predestination ⓘ |
| hasNotableSupporter |
Antoine Arnauld
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Blaise Pascal ⓘ Jean Racine ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancien Régime
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surface form:
Ancien Régime France
|
| influenced |
Blaise Pascal
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French Catholic spirituality ⓘ Port-Royal Logic ⓘ
surface form:
Port-Royal logic and pedagogy
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| influencedBy | Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| languageOfDiscourse |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| mainClassification | Christian theology ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cornelius Jansen ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Society of Jesus
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surface form:
Jesuits
Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Jesuit casuistry
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moral laxism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Augustinian theology
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surface form:
Augustinianism
Calvinism ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| theologicalPositionOnGrace | irresistible grace for the elect ⓘ |
| viewOnFreeWill | limited human freedom after the Fall ⓘ |
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Subject: Jansenism Description of subject: Jansenism was a 17th-century Catholic reform movement emphasizing original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and a rigorist moral theology, strongly associated with French intellectual and religious circles.
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