confessionalism
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- noun
- /kənˈfɛʃənəlɪzəm/
- Formal
- Many Protestant denominations incorporate confessionalism by closely following their respective confessions of faith.
Examples
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This involves not only empirical problems but also major conceptual issues, which Lindbeck has characterized as the paradigm clash between liberalism and confessionalism.
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The example of J. Gresham Machen, whom Hart cites as a model of confessionalism, demonstrates this point.
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Individuals high on the "intrinsic" orientation would be at home in confessionalism.
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The social sciences show that his attempt to restrict the "fideles" to confessionalism is inadequate.
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On the basis of methods and factual claims, we can alter core elements of confessionalism or liberalism.
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In his reformulation of postmodern confessionalism, Lindbeck does not shy away.
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It has rekindled the earlier rivalry between Barthian confessionalism and Schleiermacher's liberalism.
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Lindbeck's programmatic study The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Post-Liberal Age best expresses Barth's confessionalism.
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If the consensus cannot rely on the general membership of the Church and must discriminate to find the linguistically competent believer, confessionalism must go beyond the language game of the confession to gain access to the believer.
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The practice of confessionalism encourages followers to strictly adhere to their faith's established beliefs.
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
confessionalism = confessional (transparent) = confession + al + ism
Clear doctrinal formation: 'confessional' (relating to confession) + '-ism' yields a doctrine or practice of adhering to confessions of faith.
Etymology
Confessionalism comes from confession, meaning 'a formal statement of faith' that a church accepts. So confessionalism is the practice of carefully following those official statements and teachings in a religious tradition.