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antinomianism (ăntĭnō`mēənĭzəm) [Gr.,=against the law], the belief that Christians are not bound by the moral law, particularly that of the Old Testament. The idea was strong among the Gnostics, especially Marcion Marcion (mär`shən, mär`sēən), c.85–c. ..... Click the link for more information. . Certain heretical sects in the Middle Ages practiced sexual license as an expression of Christian freedom. In the Protestant Reformation theoretical antinomian views were maintained by the Anabaptists and Johann Agricola, and in the 17th cent. Anne Hutchinson was persecuted for supposed antinomianism. Rom. 6 is the usual refutation for antinomianism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Kraynak concedes that in the modern world this approach would have to take the form of "Christian constitutionalism," a form of "liberty under God" that is not tied to the anti-nomian, right-based premises of philosophic liberalism. It is, to be sure, clear that Socrates objected strongly to many views held by many Sophists - particularly to the anti-nomian ideas expressed by men like Thrasymachos and Kallikles, if Plato's Republic and Gorgias are to be believed. |
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