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{{CITE|1=Jason Koutoufaris-Malandrinos|2=April 2020|3=[http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4673438 10.5281/zenodo.4673438]}}
'''Sterilifidianism''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_theology Christian theological] position which holds that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sola_fide faith alone] brings salvation – regardless any [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_works good deeds]. The word was coined by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge] in order to “''more properly name[]''” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monergism monergism] (or, in Coleridgian idiom, “''Antinomian Solifidianism''”).<ref>George Whalley (ed.), ''The Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 12: Marginalia 1 (Abbt to Byfield)'', Princeton University Press, 1980, p. 814.</ref>
Although the word can be used to describe the “''belief in the sufficiency of a ‘barren’ faith''”,<ref>According to the definition found in ''Oxford English Dictionary''.</ref> Coleridge contrasts sterilifidianism with Pelagianism as the two extremes between which lies “''the Gospel Medium''” (as interpreted by John Bunyan, whose Pilgrim’s Progress Coleridge was reviewing). Coleridge expands on his views: “''It is indeed Faith alone that saves us; but it such a Faith as can not be alone. Purity and Beneficence are the Epidermis, Faith~Love the cutis vera of Christianity. Morality is the outward Cloth, Faith the Lining; both together form the Wedding-garment given to the true Believer by Christ [...]''”.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 814-815. For more references, see p. 814 n24(1).</ref>▼
Perhaps this professed moderation, accompanied by the propagandistically anti-monergistic nature of sterilifidianism as a word, could reveal Coleridge on the verge of an Eastern Orthodox version of synergism. But it would take Kallistos Ware to discuss such a speculation.▼
▲Although the word can be used to describe the “''belief in the sufficiency of a ‘barren’ faith''”,<ref>According to the definition found in ''Oxford English Dictionary''.</ref> Coleridge contrasts sterilifidianism with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagianism Pelagianism] as the two extremes between which lies “''the Gospel Medium''” (as interpreted by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bunyan John Bunyan], whose [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress Pilgrim’s Progress] Coleridge was reviewing). Coleridge expands on his views: “''It is indeed Faith alone that saves us; but it such a Faith as can not be alone. Purity and Beneficence are the Epidermis, Faith~Love the cutis vera of Christianity. Morality is the outward Cloth, Faith the Lining; both together form the Wedding-garment given to the true Believer by Christ [...]''”.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 814-815. For more references, see p. 814 n24(1).</ref>
=='''Notes'''==▼
▲Perhaps this professed moderation, accompanied by the propagandistically anti-monergistic nature of sterilifidianism as a word, could reveal Coleridge on the verge of an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synergism#Eastern_Orthodox_theology Eastern Orthodox version of synergism]. But it would take [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallistos_Ware Kallistos Ware] to discuss such a speculation.
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