Amendantism

Amendantism is a type of Christianity which has its origins in the 16th-century Ebrarian Reformation. Amendants reject major points of Orthodox traditions, but disagree among themselves regarding the number of sacraments, the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and matters of ecclesiastical polity and apostolic succession. Amendants reject holy orders and the venerations of icons; support the teaching that salvation comes by divine grace or "unmerited favor" only; and affirm the Bible as being the primary authority for Christian doctrine, rather than being on parity with sacred tradition.

The Amendant Reformation has its origins in 1502 with the separation of the Ebrarian Church from the wider Orthodox communion, when King Charles 'the Greedy' declared himself head of the church in Ebrary in order to expropriate church lands and wealth for the use of the Ebrarian state. This caused a break in communion with other autocephalous churches in the Orthodox churches. Discontentment with the state of the church ultimately led the priest August Roel to publish his "Proposal for Amending the Church" in Miron in 1513. Due to the weakening nature of the Ebrarian monarch, and a succession of short-lived kings after the death of Charles, the Amendant Reformation spread throughout Ebrary and north to Nurdmany. Various denominations of Amendantism sprang up in this time, chiefly Christenism, the Sanctity movement, Parishism, and Lamenterism. Nurdman King Gustav II, a convert to Parishism, inherited the throne of Ebrary in 1567. He took control of the Church of Ebrary, instituted reforms to scale back the corruption which had plagued it, and firmly planted it with Amendant theology.