Consensus Tigurinus

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The Consensus Tigurinus is a 1549 Reformed theological agreement, chiefly between Zurich and Geneva, that sought to harmonize views on the Lord’s Supper and unite Swiss Protestantism.

All labels observed (2)

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Consensus Tigurinus canonical 3
Tigurinus Consensus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century Christian text
Reformed confessional document
theological agreement
aimedTo harmonize views on the Lord’s Supper
reconcile Zurich and Geneva on sacramental doctrine
unite Swiss Protestantism
approvedBy Geneva church leaders
Swiss Reformed churches
Zurich church leaders
associatedWith Genevan Reformation
Heinrich Bullinger
John Calvin
Zurich Reformation
linked to: Swiss Reformation
countryOfOrigin Old Swiss Confederacy
date 1549
draftedBy Heinrich Bullinger
John Calvin
genre confessional formula
doctrinal statement
hasAlternativeName Tigurinus Consensus
linked to: Consensus Tigurinus

Zurich Consensus
hasDoctrinalEmphasis Christ’s presence mediated by the Holy Spirit
covenantal understanding of the sacraments
union with Christ through faith
hasPart 26 articles
hasTitle Consensus Tigurinus
historicalContext Swiss Reformation
post-Marburg debates on the Lord’s Supper
influenced Second Helvetic Confession
later Reformed Eucharistic doctrine
language Latin
mainSubject Reformed sacramental theology
Swiss Reformation unity
doctrine of the Lord’s Supper
opposedTo Lutheran doctrine of the bodily presence of Christ in the Eucharist
Roman Catholic Eucharistic theology
placeOfOrigin Geneva
Zurich
religiousTradition Protestantism
Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
theologicalPosition Reformed view of the Eucharist
affirmation of spiritual presence of Christ in the Lord’s Supper
emphasis on faith as means of receiving Christ
rejection of adoration of the consecrated elements
rejection of corporeal presence of Christ in the elements
rejection of the Mass as a propitiatory sacrifice
rejection of transubstantiation

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Zurich church endorsedConfessionalDocument Consensus Tigurinus
Zurich church keyConfessionalText Consensus Tigurinus
Consensus Tigurinus hasTitle Consensus Tigurinus
Consensus Tigurinus hasAlternativeName Tigurinus Consensus
linked to: Consensus Tigurinus