Arminianism Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Baptists=== The debate between Calvin's followers and Arminius's followers is characteristic of post-Reformation church history. The emerging Baptist movement in 17th-century England, for example, was a microcosm of the historic debate between Calvinists and Arminians. The first Baptists—called "[[General Baptists]]" because of their confession of a "general" or unlimited atonement—were Arminians.{{sfn|Gonzalez|2014|pp=225–226}} The Baptist movement originated with [[Thomas Helwys]], who left his mentor John Smyth (who had moved into shared belief and other distinctives of the Dutch [[Waterland]]er Mennonites of Amsterdam) and returned to London to start the first English Baptist Church in 1611. Later General Baptists such as [[John Griffith (Baptist minister)|John Griffith]], Samuel Loveday, and [[Thomas Grantham (Baptist)|Thomas Grantham]] defended a Reformed Arminian theology that reflected the Arminianism of Arminius. The General Baptists encapsulated their Arminian views in numerous [[Creed|confessions]], the most influential of which was the [[List of Baptist confessions|Standard Confession]] of 1660. In the 1640s the [[Particular Baptists]] were formed, diverging from Arminian doctrine and embracing the strong Calvinism of the Presbyterians and [[Independent (religion)|Independents]]. Their robust Calvinism was publicized in such confessions as the [[1644 Baptist Confession of Faith|London Baptist Confession of 1644]] and the Second London Confession of 1689. The London Confession of 1689 was later used by Calvinistic Baptists in America (called the Philadelphia Baptist Confession), whereas the Standard Confession of 1660 was used by the American heirs of the English General Baptists, who soon came to be known as [[Free Will Baptists]].{{sfn|Torbet|1963|pp=37, 145, 507}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page