Talk:Amillennialism
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[edit] Aucurated?
I'm not familiar with the term inaucurated, or aucurated for that matter, and I don't see any other wiki references to it. Could someone more knowledgable than me please eludicate on this term? 198.200.181.205 23:17, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The word "inaucurated" was replaced in this article some time ago.--PeterR 5 July 2005 22:15 (UTC)
[edit] Official positions
Can anyone give references for the claim made by the anonymous contributor 198.103.167.20 that Amillennialism is "the official position of the Roman Catholic Church". I have added a link to a page that gives some support to this but suggests that the Roman Catholic Church, whilst it adopts a position which is basically amillennial, has not made an official statement on postmillennialism or amillennialism, only against premillennialism (millenarianism).--PeterR 5 July 2005 22:15 (UTC)
I think part of the confusion here is that Amilleniaism and Postmillenalism are both descendents of the same view. -- If I knew how to sig I would.
Wouldn't most other mainstream Christian groups be amillennialist? Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Reformed, and so forth? Should they be mentioned alongside Catholicism? john k 05:47, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
You are right to ask. Eastern Orthodox Church is amillennialist and I added this into the article. Maybe I will make some category too.--Agapornis 15:53, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
- I agree that the statement that Amillennialism is "the official position of the Roman Catholic Church" either needs a reference or it needs to be removed. I have never heard or seen any official statement regarding the official position of the Catholic church on any eschatological position. Meng.benjamin 17:36, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
- The statement mentioned above still needs attention. references need to be made or the statement needs to be removed. Meng.benjamin 03:16, 30 March 2006 (UTC) You can get immediate help from [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]], your on-duty Wikipedia:Help desk manager. Just click here to leave a message, and you will get an answer within minutes!
If you think your question has been asked before, then please review the list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) as arranged below. I think that since Amillennialism was taught by St. Augustine of Hippo, The Roman Catholic Church is Amillenialist as well.--Agapornis 15:53, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
- There is a difference between "taught by St. Augustine of Hippo" and being defined doctrine of the Catholic Church. Certainly Amillenialism is the majority opinion of Catholics, but it hasn't been defined, so the Church itself is not Amillenialist. Goldfritha 18:18, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
The Lutheran Confessions are explicitly amillenialist, but I would doubt the Reformed should be considered Amillenialist because the bulk of the debate over pre-,post-millenialism has taken place among them.--FidesetRatio 16:50, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
- Right. The Reformed variously hold to amill, postmill, and historic premill, and all are allowed by, e.g., the Westminster Confession. A few dispensationalesque Calvinists like John MacArthur hold to other varieties of premill, but they are certainly the exception. --Flex (talk|contribs) 15:44, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Rapture
Disbelief in the Rapture is not an identifying trait because, historically, belief in the Rapture has not been an identifying trait of premillennialism. Goldfritha 01:47, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
- I dropped that bit and reapplied some of the other changes. If you have any complaints, let's talk it out here. --Flex (talk|contribs) 20:57, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
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- You are redundantly putting information in the lede that is already in the article and is not significiant enough to belong there. Goldfritha 01:54, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
