Stone–Campbell Movement

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19th-century religious movement Christian restorationist movement Protestant movement religious movement

The Stone–Campbell Movement is a 19th-century American Christian restorationist movement that sought to unify Christians by returning to the practices and beliefs of the New Testament church.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Restoration Movement	31
Stone–Campbell Movement canonical	12
Stone-Campbell Movement	5
Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement	4
American Restoration Movement	1
American Stone-Campbell Movement	1
Restoration Movement (Stone-Campbell Movement)	1
Restoration Movement in the United States	1
Stone–Campbell reformers	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1969044 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stone–Campbell Movement
Context triple: [Bethany, West Virginia, religiousMovementAssociatedWith, Stone–Campbell Movement]

A. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States known for its emphasis on Christian unity, believer’s baptism, congregational autonomy, and open Communion.
B. Pilgrim Holiness Church
Pilgrim Holiness Church was a conservative Wesleyan-Holiness Christian denomination known for emphasizing entire sanctification and strict personal holiness.
C. Baptists
Baptists are members of a Protestant Christian denomination characterized by believer’s baptism, congregational governance, and a strong emphasis on religious liberty and separation of church and state.
D. Methodism
Methodism is a Protestant Christian tradition founded by John Wesley that emphasizes personal faith, disciplined spiritual practice, and social reform.
E. Wesleyan Methodist Church
The Wesleyan Methodist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination within Methodism that emphasizes John Wesley’s teachings on personal holiness, evangelical outreach, and social reform.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stone–Campbell Movement
Target entity description: The Stone–Campbell Movement is a 19th-century American Christian restorationist movement that sought to unify Christians by returning to the practices and beliefs of the New Testament church.

A. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States known for its emphasis on Christian unity, believer’s baptism, congregational autonomy, and open Communion.
B. Pilgrim Holiness Church
Pilgrim Holiness Church was a conservative Wesleyan-Holiness Christian denomination known for emphasizing entire sanctification and strict personal holiness.
C. Baptists
Baptists are members of a Protestant Christian denomination characterized by believer’s baptism, congregational governance, and a strong emphasis on religious liberty and separation of church and state.
D. Methodism
Methodism is a Protestant Christian tradition founded by John Wesley that emphasizes personal faith, disciplined spiritual practice, and social reform.
E. Wesleyan Methodist Church
The Wesleyan Methodist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination within Methodism that emphasizes John Wesley’s teachings on personal holiness, evangelical outreach, and social reform.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century religious movement ⓘ Christian restorationist movement ⓘ Protestant movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ
aim	Christian unity ⓘ rejection of denominationalism ⓘ restoration of New Testament Christianity ⓘ
corePrinciple	Bible as sole rule of faith and practice ⓘ believers’ baptism by immersion ⓘ congregational autonomy ⓘ rejection of human creeds as tests of fellowship ⓘ weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
emergedFrom	Second Great Awakening ⓘ
emphasis	restoration of apostolic doctrine ⓘ simple New Testament church order ⓘ unity of all Christians based on the Bible ⓘ
foundedBy	Alexander Campbell ⓘ Barton W. Stone ⓘ Thomas Campbell ⓘ
geographicFocus	American frontier ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ surface form: American Restoration Movement Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ surface form: Restoration Movement Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ surface form: Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement
hasDenominationalOffshoot	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ⓘ Churches of Christ ⓘ surface form: Christian churches and churches of Christ Churches of Christ ⓘ
hasKeyFigure	Raccoon John Smith ⓘ Walter Scott ⓘ
historicalContext	19th-century American Protestantism ⓘ
influenced	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ⓘ Churches of Christ ⓘ surface form: Christian churches and churches of Christ Churches of Christ ⓘ
inspiredBy	New Testament churches ⓘ surface form: New Testament church
languageOfWorship	English ⓘ
opposes	denominational creeds ⓘ sectarianism ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
slogan	Christians only, but not the only Christians ⓘ No creed but Christ, no book but the Bible ⓘ Where the Scriptures speak, we speak; where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent ⓘ
startTime	early 19th century ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	primitivism ⓘ restorationism ⓘ

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Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bethany, Virginia, United States → religiousMovementAssociatedWith → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

subject surface form: Bethany, West Virginia

Margaret Brown Campbell → affiliation → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Margaret Brown Campbell → notableWork → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

subject surface form: Alexander Campbell

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Margaret Brown Campbell → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

subject surface form: Alexander Campbell

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Margaret Brown Campbell → alsoKnownAs → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

subject surface form: Restoration Movement

Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia → associatedWith → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

subject surface form: Bethany College (Bethany, West Virginia)

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

The Christian Baptist → religiousTradition → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

The Christian Baptist → influenced → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement in the United States

Debate with Bishop John B. Purcell (1837) → hasHistoricalContext → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Debate with Bishop John B. Purcell (1837) → hasRelatedMovement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

God’s Acre Cemetery, Bethany, West Virginia → hasHeritage → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

God’s Acre Cemetery, Bethany, West Virginia → associatedWith → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

God’s Acre Cemetery, Bethany, West Virginia → associatedWith → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Stone-Campbell Movement

Second Great Awakening → influenced → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

The Christian System → religiousMovement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

The Christian System → movementContext → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone-Campbell Movement

The Millennial Harbinger → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

The Millennial Harbinger → associatedWith → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery → influenceOn → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

Bethany College → historicalAssociation → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Bethany College → religiousTradition → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone-Campbell Movement

Bethany College → hasReligiousHeritage → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Selina Huntington Bakewell Campbell → religiousMovement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Selina Huntington Bakewell Campbell → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

Christian Church → partOf → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Christian Church → originMovement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone-Campbell Movement

Campbell Movement → denominationalFamily → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Campbell Movement → influenced → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement

Campbell Movement → mergedInto → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement

Abilene Christian University → religiousTradition → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Ozark Christian College → religiousAffiliation → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Campbellism → associatedWith → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Campbellism → historicalMovementWithin → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

Robert Richardson → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Bethany, West Virginia → hasHistoricAssociationWith → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement (Stone-Campbell Movement)

Stone–Campbell Movement → hasAlternativeName → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Stone–Campbell Movement → hasAlternativeName → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Restoration Movement

Stone–Campbell Movement → hasAlternativeName → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement

Campbell Mansion → associatedWith → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Springfield Presbytery → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Springfield Presbytery → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

Richard McNemar → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Richard McNemar → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

Richard McNemar → associatedWith → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone–Campbell reformers

Cane Ridge Meeting House (nearby) → associatedMovement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

subject surface form: Cane Ridge Meeting House

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

Cane Ridge Meeting House (nearby) → associatedMovement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

subject surface form: Cane Ridge Meeting House

this entity surface form: Stone-Campbell Movement

David Purviance → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement

David Purviance → movement → Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration Movement

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