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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Congregationalism"”.
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A Critical Analysis of the Influence of the Separatists on the Ecclesiology of Early Congregationalism
The goal of this paper is to examine the history and ecclesiology of the early Congregationalist leaders John Cotton (1586-1652), Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680) and Phillip Nye (1595-1672) to answer the question: how much did they owe in the area of ecclesiology to the Separatists Robert Browne (1550? …
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Congregationalism in Oxford : The growth and development of Congregational Churches in and around the city of Oxford since 1653
… contends that the growth and development of Congregationalism in Oxford was different from elsewhere because of the presence of both the University of Oxford and Mansfield College. It explores fully the progress of Congregationalism in Oxford during the three hundred and fifty years from the …
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The formation and ethos of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa, 1967-1992
… of the UCCSA in 1967, but traces the history of Congregationalism back to its roots in England during the Reformation. The latter was necessary to show the links between early Congregationalism and the UCCSA which were very influential in the formation of the UCCSA and the shaping of its ethos …
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'A plea for Missouri' : the American Home Missionary Society and the Civil War-era struggle for Missouri and the West
… The traditional animosity in Missouri toward Congregationalism as northern and abolitionist caused the AHMS to conduct its pre-war mission work through New School Presbyterian churches. In 1861, the New School Presbyterians withdrew from the AHMS and it became a solely Congregationalist …
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Scottish influences upon the Reformed churches in north-west England, c. 1689-1829 : a study of the ministry within the Congregational and Presbyterian churches in Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland
… have constrained our understanding of English Congregationalism. In line with recent historiographical attempts to produce historical explanations that recognise the inter-connectedness of the nations of the Union, this study attempts to assess the contribution of other national church …
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The Free Church of England: otherwise called the Reformed Episcopal Church - c.1845 to c.1927
… Totnes. But whilst the Connexion moved towards Congregationalism, in 1876 a separated and far-spreading FCE received episcopal orders from the American Anglican secession, the Reformed Episcopal Church, later causing the Established Church many problems. Two secessions followed - the Reformed …
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The Twofold Reign of Christ: A Baptist Approach to Two Kingdoms Theology
… church governance as regenerate membership and congregationalism in keeping with new covenant positive laws are ordered to their supernatural/heavenly ends in Christ, and (2) a perfectionist form of civil governance, ordained to exercise prudence and directing society toward its natural ends, …
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Mr Mercury : a biographical study of Edward Baines with special reference to his role as editor, author and politician
… also made of his final commitment to evangelical Congregationalism. Primary source material has been used throughout to illustrate Baines, his beliefs and the views his contemporaries held of him. Although few manuscript primary sources are available a considerable amount of printed primary source …
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John Cotton's Middle Way
Historians are divided concerning the ecclesiological thought of seventeenth-century minister John Cotton. Some argue that he supported a church structure based on suppression of lay rights in favor of the clergy, strengthening of synods above the authority of congregations, and increasingly narrow …
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George Fox's concept of the church
… a universal basis for authority in opposition to congregationalism, and aims at giving a "divine unction" to the practical administration of church affairs. (3) It is the holy community, demonstrating the restored nature of its members devotionally, through worship which claims the inspiration of …
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‘Heathenism’ in the Protestant Atlantic World, c. 1558 - c. 1700
This dissertation argues that the concept of the 'heathen' expressed the exclusionary and expansionist precepts of English Protestantism in the Atlantic world between c. 1558 and c. 1700. Building upon recent scholarly developments in the cultural history of unbelief and the global history of …