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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | post-[[classical]] [[Latin]] magisterialis ([ | + | post-[[classical]] [[Latin]] magisterialis ([https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Century 6th century].; attested in British [[sources]] in [[senses]] ‘of a master’, etc., and also in special use in [[alchemy]] in [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century] in sense ‘of superior [[quality]]’ |
===Definitions=== | ===Definitions=== | ||
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# Pertaining to, produced by, or of the [[nature]] of, magistery. | # Pertaining to, produced by, or of the [[nature]] of, magistery. | ||
==Historical== | ==Historical== | ||
| − | The Magisterial Reformation is a phrase that "draws [[attention]] to the [[manner]] in which the Lutheran and Calvinist reformers related to secular [[authorities]], such as princes, [[magistrates]], or city councils", i.e. "the magistracy".[1] While the [ | + | The Magisterial Reformation is a phrase that "draws [[attention]] to the [[manner]] in which the Lutheran and Calvinist reformers related to secular [[authorities]], such as princes, [[magistrates]], or city councils", i.e. "the magistracy".[1] While the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_Reformation Radical Reformation] rejected any secular [[authority]] over the Church, 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] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
# McGrath, Alistair. 1998. Historical Theology, An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought. Blackwell Publishers: Oxford. p. 159. | # McGrath, Alistair. 1998. Historical Theology, An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought. Blackwell Publishers: Oxford. p. 159. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:26, 13 December 2020
Etymology
post-classical Latin magisterialis (6th century.; attested in British sources in senses ‘of a master’, etc., and also in special use in alchemy in 13th century in sense ‘of superior quality’
Definitions
magisterial
- Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in authority
- Having the manner of a magister; official; commanding; authoritative.
- Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery.
Historical
The Magisterial Reformation is a phrase that "draws attention to the manner in which the Lutheran and Calvinist reformers related to secular authorities, such as princes, magistrates, or city councils", i.e. "the magistracy".[1] While the Radical Reformation rejected any secular authority over the Church, 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]
References
- McGrath, Alistair. 1998. Historical Theology, An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought. Blackwell Publishers: Oxford. p. 159.
- McGrath, op.cit. p. 159
