Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts
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The Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts was a 1630s Puritan religious and political crisis centered on debates over grace, works, and church authority, most famously associated with Anne Hutchinson and her supporters.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts Context triple: [John Cotton, conflict, Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts]
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Half-Way Covenant controversy
The Half-Way Covenant controversy was a 17th-century New England Puritan dispute over whether to allow the partial church membership of the unconverted children of visible saints, reflecting broader tensions about religious purity, community inclusion, and declining piety.
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Putnam family faction in Salem Village
The Putnam family faction in Salem Village was a powerful and influential kinship group that played a leading role in instigating and sustaining the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay is an early American legal case reporter compiled by Josiah Quincy Jr., documenting colonial Massachusetts court decisions.
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Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts Target entity description: The Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts was a 1630s Puritan religious and political crisis centered on debates over grace, works, and church authority, most famously associated with Anne Hutchinson and her supporters.
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A.
Half-Way Covenant controversy
The Half-Way Covenant controversy was a 17th-century New England Puritan dispute over whether to allow the partial church membership of the unconverted children of visible saints, reflecting broader tensions about religious purity, community inclusion, and declining piety.
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B.
Putnam family faction in Salem Village
The Putnam family faction in Salem Village was a powerful and influential kinship group that played a leading role in instigating and sustaining the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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C.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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D.
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay is an early American legal case reporter compiled by Josiah Quincy Jr., documenting colonial Massachusetts court decisions.
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E.
Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puritan controversy
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political crisis ⓘ religious controversy ⓘ theological dispute ⓘ |
| hasCause |
conflict over clerical authority
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disputes over justification by faith alone ⓘ disputes over lay religious meetings ⓘ disputes over the role of good works in salvation ⓘ tensions between free grace advocates and legalist ministers ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Colonial America ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
banishment of Anne Hutchinson
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banishment of John Wheelwright ⓘ disarming of Hutchinson’s supporters ⓘ founding of new settlements in Rhode Island ⓘ increased persecution of religious dissenters ⓘ strengthening of magistrates’ power over religious dissent ⓘ tightening of religious orthodoxy in Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1638 ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Fast Day sermon of John Wheelwright in 1637
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Hutchinson’s home Bible meetings in Boston ⓘ Newtown Synod of 1637 ⓘ civil trial of Anne Hutchinson in 1637 ⓘ civil trial of John Wheelwright ⓘ ecclesiastical trial of Anne Hutchinson in 1638 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early test of religious liberty in New England
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illustrated limits of dissent in Puritan theocracy ⓘ shaped development of Rhode Island’s religious toleration ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Anne Hutchinson
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Henry Vane the Younger ⓘ Hugh Peter ⓘ John Cotton ⓘ John Wheelwright ⓘ John Wilson ⓘ John Winthrop ⓘ Thomas Dudley ⓘ Richard Mather ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Shepard
Thomas Weld ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
antinomianism
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assurance of salvation ⓘ church authority ⓘ covenant of grace ⓘ covenant of works ⓘ free grace theology ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
consolidation of orthodox Puritan leadership
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marginalization of radical religious views ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAspect |
conflict between Boston and outlying towns
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debate over the franchise and church membership ⓘ struggle between Governor Henry Vane and John Winthrop ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Calvinism
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Puritanism ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1636 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Antinomian Controversy in New England
subject surface form:
Anne Hutchinson
this entity surface form:
Antinomian Controversy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord
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Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts
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this entity surface form:
Antinomian controversy
this entity surface form:
Antinomian Controversy
this entity surface form:
Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts Bay
this entity surface form:
Antinomian Controversy
this entity surface form:
Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts Bay Colony