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Arminianism

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Arminianism: see Arminius, Jacobus Arminius, Jacobus , 1560–1609, Dutch Reformed theologian, whose original name was Jacob Harmensen. He studied at Leiden, Marburg, Geneva, and Basel and in 1588 became a pastor at Amsterdam.
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Arminianism is the belief that human beings have free will and are not predestined to salvation or damnation, as John Calvin taught.
The perspective of this study is interesting, for while the nature of Arminianism has been the subject of many studies, focusing in particular on the tensions between strict Calvinists and more liberal forces in the Netherlands and England, the thought of Arminius himself has received considerably less detailed attention.
The analysis of De Doctrina Christiana and Paradise Lost is particularly illuminating on the subject of Milton's Arminianism.
 
 
 
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