Jacobus Arminius
Dutch Reformed theologian whose views sparked the Synod of Dort.
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His theology later gave rise to Arminianism, a movement that resisted some Calvinist tenets.[1] Jakob Hermanszoon, later known as Jacobus Arminius, was born in the town of Oudewater, located in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, in either 1559 or 1560.[2]
Life and work
He married Lijsbet Reael in 1590, gaining access to prestigious connections in Amsterdam.[3] His appointment opened a period of debate with colleague Franciscus Gomarus over predestination.[4][5] The year 1582 saw Arminius start his studies in Geneva under the supervision of Theodore Beza.[6] During 1583, the Basel theological faculty made an unsolicited offer of a doctorate to Arminius, but he turned it down because of his young age.[7]
Following the plague-related deaths of two theology professors in 1602, Arminius was summoned back to Leiden University in 1603 to fill a teaching position.[4]
What the cited sources add
During a plague in 1602, Arminius went into infected houses that others did not dare enter to give water and supplied neighbors with funds to care for them.[3] The Amsterdam burgomasters intervened in the controversy, urging Arminius to teach nothing out of accord with Reformed thought unless he consulted the church council.[8] Chief Justice Reinout van Brederode concluded that the differences between Arminius and Gomarus were of minor importance and could coexist.[9] Arminius's motto was reputed to be "Bona conscientia paradisus", meaning "A good conscience is a paradise".[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Jacobus Arminius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gonzalez 1983, p. 255 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jacobus Arminius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bangs 1985, p. 25 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jacobus Arminius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sierhuis 2015; Sierhuis 2015; Chisholm 1911, p. 576; Chisholm 1911, p. 576; Brandt 1854, p. 25 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jacobus Arminius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stanglin 2007, p. 30; Schaff Herzog 1951, p. 296; Israel 1995, p. 374 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jacobus Arminius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Grotius 1995, p. 2; Grotius 1995, p. 2 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jacobus Arminius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Meij-Tolsma 2009, p. ix–xvi (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jacobus Arminius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brandt 1854, p. 25; Picirilli 2002, p. 5 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jacobus Arminius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Israel 1995, p. 374 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jacobus Arminius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Grotius 1995, p. 2 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jacobus Arminius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Schaff 1877, p. 508; Ballor Sytsma Zuidema 2013, p. 368 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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