Baptist movement in America
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The Baptist movement in America is a Christian Protestant tradition that emerged in the 17th century emphasizing believer’s baptism, congregational autonomy, and religious liberty, profoundly shaping the nation’s religious and civic life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baptist movement in America canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Baptist movement in America Context triple: [Roger Williams, movement, Baptist movement in America]
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Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening was a major early-19th-century American religious revival movement that spurred widespread evangelical fervor, social reform campaigns, and the rapid growth of Protestant denominations.
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Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a series of 18th-century Protestant revival movements in the American colonies that emphasized personal faith, emotional preaching, and a break from established religious authorities.
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C.
St. Augustine movement
The St. Augustine movement was a major 1963–1964 civil rights campaign in St. Augustine, Florida, that used nonviolent protests to challenge racial segregation and helped build momentum for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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D.
Holiness movement
The Holiness movement is a Christian revival tradition that emphasizes personal sanctification, holy living, and a post-conversion experience of entire sanctification or Christian perfection.
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E.
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a worldwide Protestant Christian movement characterized by an emphasis on personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and active evangelism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Baptist movement in America Target entity description: The Baptist movement in America is a Christian Protestant tradition that emerged in the 17th century emphasizing believer’s baptism, congregational autonomy, and religious liberty, profoundly shaping the nation’s religious and civic life.
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A.
Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening was a major early-19th-century American religious revival movement that spurred widespread evangelical fervor, social reform campaigns, and the rapid growth of Protestant denominations.
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B.
Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a series of 18th-century Protestant revival movements in the American colonies that emphasized personal faith, emotional preaching, and a break from established religious authorities.
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C.
St. Augustine movement
The St. Augustine movement was a major 1963–1964 civil rights campaign in St. Augustine, Florida, that used nonviolent protests to challenge racial segregation and helped build momentum for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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D.
Holiness movement
The Holiness movement is a Christian revival tradition that emphasizes personal sanctification, holy living, and a post-conversion experience of entire sanctification or Christian perfection.
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E.
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a worldwide Protestant Christian movement characterized by an emphasis on personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and active evangelism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baptist tradition
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Christian movement ⓘ Protestant tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithDenomination |
American Baptist Churches USA
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Cooperative Baptist Fellowship ⓘ General Association of Regular Baptist Churches ⓘ Independent Baptist churches ⓘ National Baptist Convention of America International Inc. ⓘ
surface form:
National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.
National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ⓘ
surface form:
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
Progressive National Baptist Convention ⓘ Southern Baptist Convention ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
African American religious life
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| earliestCenters |
Middle Colonies
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surface form:
Middle colonies
New England Colonies ⓘ
surface form:
New England colonies
|
| earlyCenterCity |
Newport, Rhode Island
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Providence, Rhode Island
|
| emphasizes | baptism of professing believers only ⓘ |
| experienced | regional division over slavery in the 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedCongregation |
First Baptist Church in America
ⓘ
First Baptist Church in Newport ⓘ |
| governanceType | congregational polity ⓘ |
| hasCoreDoctrine |
believer’s baptism
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congregational autonomy ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Adoniram Judson
ⓘ
Isaac Backus ⓘ John Clarke ⓘ Lottie Moon ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Roger Williams ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalOrientation |
evangelical
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fundamentalist (in some groups) ⓘ liberal (in some groups) ⓘ mainline Protestant (in some groups) ⓘ moderate (in some groups) ⓘ |
| influenced |
American church–state separation jurisprudence
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First Amendment concepts of free exercise of religion ⓘ development of religious liberty in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baptists
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surface form:
English Baptists
Puritanism ⓘ Nonconformist Protestants ⓘ
surface form:
Separatist churches
|
| membershipBasis | personal profession of faith in Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| missionFocus |
domestic evangelism
ⓘ
foreign missions ⓘ |
| organizationalPrinciple |
local church autonomy
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voluntary association of churches ⓘ |
| originatedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| originatedInRegion |
British North American colonies (except some territories)
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surface form:
British North American colonies
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| participatedIn |
Great Awakening
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surface form:
First Great Awakening
Second Great Awakening ⓘ |
| rejects | infant baptism ⓘ |
| religiousBranchOf |
Christianity
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Protestantism ⓘ |
| scriptureView | Bible as sole authority for faith and practice ⓘ |
| supports |
freedom of conscience
ⓘ
separation of church and state ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
congregational singing
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ordinance of baptism by immersion ⓘ ordinance of the Lord’s Supper ⓘ preaching-centered services ⓘ |
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Subject: Baptist movement in America Description of subject: The Baptist movement in America is a Christian Protestant tradition that emerged in the 17th century emphasizing believer’s baptism, congregational autonomy, and religious liberty, profoundly shaping the nation’s religious and civic life.
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