Counter-Reformation

177nodes365rels

100%

Community · Common good

Summary

The Counter-Reformation, also sometimes called the Catholic Revival or the Catholic Reformation, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to and as an alternative to, or from similar insights as, the Protestant Reformation.

37 words

SourcesWikipedia

Connections5

historical context and ideological influence
Gregory of Valencia's writings were central to the Catholic intellectual response to the Protestant Reformation, particularly in his defense of traditional dogma.
SourcesWikipedia Wikidata Wikipedia Wikidata
Historical context of the revival
The Second Scholasticism served as the intellectual engine of the Counter-Reformation, providing the rigorous theological defense of Catholic doctrine against Protestant challenges.
SourcesWikipedia Wikidata Wikipedia Wikidata
central religious movement defining his administrative and theological...
Ribera's career was dedicated to implementing the reforms of the Council of Trent, focusing on the moral and doctrinal purification of the Spanish Church.
SourcesWikipedia Wikidata Wikipedia Wikidata
historical and religious context
Lessius's academic career was shaped by the intellectual demands of the Counter-Reformation, which sought to defend Catholic orthodoxy through rigorous scholastic inquiry.
SourcesWikipedia Wikidata Wikipedia Wikidata
Historical context for the Molinist controversy
The debate between Molinism and its rivals was a defining theological conflict within the Catholic Church during the period of the Counter-Reformation.
SourcesWikipedia Wikidata Wikipedia Wikidata

Facts