American Congregationalism

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Puritanism
gptkbp:culturalEvents Art
Education
Literature
Music
gptkbp:emphasizes local_church_autonomy
gptkbp:foundedIn 17th century
gptkbp:governedBy Congregational polity
gptkbp:hasFigures gptkb:Jonathan_Edwards
gptkb:John_Cotton
gptkb:Henry_Ward_Beecher
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance gptkb:Lyman_Beecher
gptkb:William_Ellery_Channing
gptkb:Charles_Finney
Congregationalism
Decline in membership in the 20th century
Growth_in_the_Midwest
Split_from_Puritanism
Formation_of_the_National_Association_of_Congregational_Christian_Churches
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ
gptkb:American_liberalism
gptkbp:hasMember gptkb:National_Association_of_Congregational_Christian_Churches
gptkbp:hasOccupation Cultural relevance
Financial sustainability
Declining membership
Leadership succession
gptkbp:hasTheme Baptism of believers
Scripture as the sole authority
Salvation through faith alone
Communion as a memorial
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Congregationalism
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith Social reform movements
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy covenantal_theology
gptkbp:isIncorporatedIn American_religious_landscape
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn Interfaith dialogue
Community service
Ecumenical movements
Advocacy for the marginalized
gptkbp:isKnownFor Social justice advocacy
Missionary work
Educational institutions
Cultural contributions
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Evangelicalism
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn Congregational churches
Reformed churches
Independent churches
Community churches
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:New_England
gptkbp:promotes freedom of conscience