'''Erastianism''', named after [[Thomas Erastus]] (1524-1583), is a doctrine by which civil rulers were considered to have supremacy in religious matters. It became the theological basis for the [[Church of England]] and other state-based [[church|churches]].
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'''Erastianism''', named after [[Thomas Erastus]] (1524-1583), is a doctrine by which civil rulers were considered to have supremacy in religious matters. It became the theological basis for the [[Church of England]] and other state-based [[church]]es.