- The
Encratites ("self-controlled") were an
ascetic 2nd-century sect of
Christians who
forbade marriage and
counselled abstinence from meat.
Eusebius says...
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themes include the use of The Law,
warnings against false doctrine such as
Encratism,
instructions for prayer,
roles of
women in the church, qualifications...
- procreation, drinking, and meat consumption. However, the
general definition of
Encratism practiced by the
Encratites was a
rejection of marriage, procreation,...
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Rationalism =
Cataphatic and
speculative Pietism =
Cataphatic and
affective Encratism =
Apophatic and
speculative Quietism =
Apophatic and
affective In discursive...
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asceticism and
striving for
union with God,
although extreme ascetism such as
encratism was
regarded as
suspect by the Church. Paul of
Thebes (fl. 3rd century)...
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vegetarianism and celibacy, and was
accused of
introducing the idea of
encratism.
Saturninus preached that
matter was impure, and that the
world had been...
- of the
epistle remain unclear, however, it
contains strong features of
encratism. It may have
connections with the
Priscillianist movement in
fifth century...
