transformationalism

noun6

1. •
   Adherence to transformational grammars.

   • Thus one might speak here of syntactic transformationalism on the one hand and semantic transformationalism on the other. — 1978
2. •
   A political theory that emphasizes assimilation as a process of global cultural convergence.

   • The third perspective of globalisation, transformationalism, recognises the contingency of action and the historicity of structure as enabling and constraining globalisation. — 2002
3. •
   A sociological and educational theory that focuses on the process of learned concepts and skills to reframe and transform unthinking culturally-generated assumptions and cognitive categories.

   • For me, this is part of transformationalism. A transformationalist does not just favour change: they foment it. — 2010
4. •
   A fusion of evangelicalism, Pentecostalism, and ecumenism that became prominent in the early 21st century; transformational Christianity.

   • Unlike ecumenism, transformationalism is not an expression of denominational uniformity, but an expression of interdenominational alliances. — 2007
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   (historical) A theory proposed by Robinet in the 18ᵗʰ century that posits a single, created prototype for all species of plants and animals.

   • Transformationalism was a dominant theory of change before Darwin set the stage. — 2013
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   (historical) The belief in the transformative power of Confucian culture as a superior system that can be universally applied to all people.

   • While the supplanted transformationalism was not specifically Neo-Confucian, a central prop of the newly elevated emperorship affirmed a Han-dynasty contention that Zhu Xi had opposed. — 2004