The Synod of Dordt (11): The Post-Acta sessions

Douglas Kuiper·2019-07-01

This article examines the Post-Acta sessions (155-180) of the 1618-1619 Synod of Dort, which addressed practical ecclesiastical matters after the primary business of condemning Arminianism was completed. Kuiper details how the Synod produced the Church Order of Dort, the Formula of Subscription, regulations for theological and Christian education, and standardized confessional documents—providing essential insight into Reformed church polity and institutional development following this pivotal synod.

"…These stones shall be a memorial unto the children of Israel forever." -- Joshua 4:7c Sessions 155-180 of the Synod of Dordt, held from May 13 to 29, 1619, constituted the Synod's fourth and final phase. These are called the Post-Acta sessions because they were held after the Synod had finished its primary business (judging the Remonstrants and drafting the Canons) and after the foreign delegates had left. In Dutch versions of the Acts of Synod, the minutes of these sessions are found in the...

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