Term
Rigorist
A view that identifies the church as the people saved from sin.
Filed underHistorical TheologyEcclesiology
Definition
A view that saw the church as the saved people from sin.
Connections
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- Broader than
- DonatismTerm
- NovatianismTerm
- Contrasted with
- LaxistTerm
Sources
- 1.Everett Ferguson Church History: Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013). 145Original citation: Ferguson, Everett. Church History. Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013, 145.
Last revised August 14, 2026