Magisterial Reformation
The Magisterial Reformation "denotes the Lutheran, Calvinist [Reformed], and Anglican churches" and how these denominations "related to secular authorities, such as princes, magistrates, or city councils", i.e. "the magistracy".[1][2] While the Radical Reformation that gave rise to the Anabaptist Churches rejected any secular authority over the Church,[3] the Magisterial Reformation argued for the interdependence of the church and secular authorities, i.e. "The magistrate had a right to authority within the church, just as the church could rely on the authority of the magistrate to enforce discipline, suppress heresy, or maintain order."[2]
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In addition, the term magister relates to the emphasis on authoritative teachers. The theological schools that are collectively known as Magisterial Protestants include the Lutheran, Reformed, and Anglican traditions of Christianity.[4][5]
References
- Voorst, Robert E. Van (1 January 2014). Readings in Christianity. Cengage Learning. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-305-14304-3.
The Magisterial Reformation denotes the Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican churches; this is sometimes labeled the mainstream of the Reformation. Magisterial means that secular authorities ("magistrates") had a role in the life of the church; church and state were closely tied.
- McGrath, Alister (1998), Historical Theology, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, p. 159, ISBN 0-63120843-7
- Saint-Clair, Geoffrey (2001), "Who's Who in the Reformation", The Radical Reformation, Catholic education, retrieved 2012-11-17
- Shah, Timothy Samuel; Hertzke, Allen D. (26 April 2016). Christianity and Freedom: Volume 1, Historical Perspectives. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-55285-8.
... where nationally dominant magisterial Protestant churches (Lutheran, Anglican, and Presbyterian) became virtual "departments of state" in their governance, as one Reformation historian characterized them.
- Cremeens, Timothy B. (28 June 2018). Marginalized Voices: A History of the Charismatic Movement in the Orthodox Church in North America 1972-1993. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-5326-1708-9.
The "magisterial" Protestant denominations (i.e., Lutheran, Reformed, and Anglican) all claimed to honor the ecumenical Councils of the undivided Church and give a modicum of authority to the Church Fathers