Adoptionist

/əˈdɒpʃənɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who believes in or practices adoptionism, the doctrine that God adopted Jesus as his son.

Etymology

From 'adoptionism' plus the suffix '-ist.' This term describes believers in the adoptionist theological position, particularly from medieval Christian history.

Kelly Says

Some of the smartest theologians in history were adoptionists—they weren't simplistic thinkers but people wrestling with genuine paradoxes in Christian doctrine that the Church ultimately decided to suppress rather than resolve.

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