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Autonomianism Autonomianism is a proposed epistemological and theological term denoting the belief that human beings possess autonomous epistemic authority, particularly in matters concerning Truth, morality, and God. Rooted in Enlightenment ideals of individual rationality and self-legislation, Autonomianism affirms the primacy of unaided human reason in the pursuit and validation of knowledge, often without recourse to divine revelation or authoritative tradition. In religious contexts, Autonomianism typically manifests as the assumption that man is capable of arriving at absolute Truth through his own rational faculties, independently of God’s self-disclosure. Critics argue that this orientation elevates human judgment above divine authority, effectively making man the measure of all things - a view historically associated with Protagoras and later developed in various forms of rationalism, secular humanism, and liberal theology. Autonomianism is contrasted with Theonomianism, the view that all true Knowledge, particularly concerning God and moral order, must begin with and be governed by divine revelation. The term Autonomianism is used polemically within certain theological and philosophical traditions - especially among presuppositionalists and Christian epistemologists - to describe systems of thought that presume epistemic neutrality or human self-sufficiency in matters of ultimate concern. Although the term is not yet widely used in mainstream philosophical literature, it is increasingly employed to critique contemporary approaches to theology, ethics, and epistemology that are perceived to minimise or reject the necessity of divine revelation.