Five solae

The five solae (Latin: quinque solae from the Latin sola, lit. "alone";^[1] occasionally Anglicized to five solas) of the Protestant Reformation are a foundational set of Christian theological principles held by theologians and clergy to be central to the doctrines of justification and salvation as taught by the Lutheranism, Reformed and Evangelical branches of Protestantism, as well as in some branches of Baptist and Pentecostalism.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Each sola represents a key belief in these Protestant traditions that is putatively distinct from the theological doctrine of the Catholic Church, although they were not assembled as a theological unit until the 20th century. The Reformers are known to have only stated two of the five solae clearly. Even today there are differences as to what constitutes the solae, how many there are, and how to interpret them to reflect the Reformers' beliefs.

^ Cooper, Derek (2020). Basics of Latin: A Grammar with Readings and Exercises from the Christian Tradition. Zondervan Academic. p. 38. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
^ Wisse, Maarten (2017). "PART I: Systematic Perspectives – Contra et Pro Sola Scriptura". In Burger, Hans; Huijgen, Arnold; Peels, Eric (eds.). Sola Scriptura: Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Scripture, Authority, and Hermeneutics. Studies in Reformed Theology. Vol. 32. Leiden: Brill Publishers. pp. 19–37. doi:10.1163/9789004356436_003. ISBN 978-90-04-35643-6. ISSN 1571-4799.
^ Barber, John (2008). The Road from Eden: Studies in Christianity and Culture. Academica Press. p. 233. ISBN 9781933146348. The message of the Lutheran and Reformed theologians has been codified into a simple set of five Latin phrases: Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), Solus Christus (Christ alone), Sola Fide (faith alone), Sola Gratia (by grace alone) and Soli Deo Gloria (glory to God alone).
^ "Four Hundred Years: Commemorative Essays on the Reformation of Dr. Martin Luther and Its Blessed". Retrieved 2015-08-13.
^ "The "Solas" of the Reformation" (PDF). Lmsusa.org. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
^ Dyer, Ann; Kay, William (2011). European Pentecostalism. BRILL. pp. 295–296. ISBN 9789004216365.

[1] Cooper, Derek (2020). Basics of Latin: A Grammar with Readings and Exercises from the Christian Tradition. Zondervan Academic. p. 38. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

[Wisse_2017-2] Wisse, Maarten (2017). "PART I: Systematic Perspectives – Contra et Pro Sola Scriptura". In Burger, Hans; Huijgen, Arnold; Peels, Eric (eds.). Sola Scriptura: Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Scripture, Authority, and Hermeneutics. Studies in Reformed Theology. Vol. 32. Leiden: Brill Publishers. pp. 19–37. doi:10.1163/9789004356436_003. ISBN 978-90-04-35643-6. ISSN 1571-4799.

[Barber2008-3] Barber, John (2008). The Road from Eden: Studies in Christianity and Culture. Academica Press. p. 233. ISBN 9781933146348. The message of the Lutheran and Reformed theologians has been codified into a simple set of five Latin phrases: Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), Solus Christus (Christ alone), Sola Fide (faith alone), Sola Gratia (by grace alone) and Soli Deo Gloria (glory to God alone).

[engelder_1916-4] "Four Hundred Years: Commemorative Essays on the Reformation of Dr. Martin Luther and Its Blessed". Retrieved 2015-08-13.

[5] "The "Solas" of the Reformation" (PDF). Lmsusa.org. Retrieved 2015-08-13.

[6] Dyer, Ann; Kay, William (2011). European Pentecostalism. BRILL. pp. 295–296. ISBN 9789004216365.

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