Newtown Synod of 1637

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The Newtown Synod of 1637 was a pivotal Puritan church assembly in colonial Massachusetts convened to define orthodox doctrine and condemn the theological positions associated with the Antinomian Controversy.

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instanceOf Puritan church assembly
historical event
religious synod
aimedTo condemn antinomian theological positions
define orthodox doctrine
chronologyWithinTopic occurs during governorship of John Winthrop NERFINISHED
country Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED
describedAs pivotal Puritan church assembly in colonial Massachusetts
fieldOfWork colonial religious governance
ecclesiastical polity
theology
followedBy banishment of some antinomian leaders
civil trials related to the Antinomian Controversy
hasCause Antinomian Controversy NERFINISHED
theological disputes in Massachusetts Bay Colony
hasEffect clarification of acceptable Puritan teaching in Massachusetts
strengthening of clerical authority in Massachusetts Bay Colony
suppression of dissenting religious views in the colony
historicalPeriod colonial New England
early 17th century
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Newtown, Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED
present-day Cambridge, Massachusetts
mainSubject Antinomianism NERFINISHED
orthodox Puritan doctrine
participant Massachusetts Bay clergy
Puritan ministers
colonial magistrates of Massachusetts Bay
partOf history of Christianity in New England
history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
pointInTime 1637
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Puritanism
significance important precedent for later New England synods
major turning point in the Antinomian Controversy
significantEvent condemnation of antinomian teachings
formal articulation of Massachusetts Puritan orthodoxy
topic church discipline
doctrinal orthodoxy
relationship between grace and works

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Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts hasEvent Newtown Synod of 1637