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