Solomon Stoddard

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Solomon Stoddard was a prominent 17th- and early 18th-century New England Puritan minister and theologian, best known for his long pastorate in Northampton, Massachusetts and his influence on colonial religious life.

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instanceOf Christian clergy
Puritan minister
person
theologian
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
citizenship Massachusetts Bay Colony
countryOfBirth Massachusetts Bay Colony
countryOfDeath Province of Massachusetts Bay
dateOfBirth 1643-09-27
dateOfDeath 1729-02-11
denomination Congregational church
educatedAt Harvard College
linked to: Harvard University
employer First Church of Northampton
endTime 1729
era 17th century
18th century
ethnicGroup English colonists in North America
familyName Stoddard
father Anthony Stoddard
givenName Solomon
grandparentOf Jonathan Edwards
influenced Jonathan Edwards
languageOfWorkOrName English
mother Mary Downing
movement New England Puritanism
linked to: Puritan New England
notableFor advocacy of more inclusive church membership
influence on colonial New England religious life
long pastorate in Northampton, Massachusetts
notableIdea Stoddardian Halfway Covenant
open communion for the unconverted
notableWork A Guide to Christ
Doctrine of Instituted Churches
occupation clergyman
minister
theologian
ordination Congregational minister
partOf New England clergy
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
placeOfDeath Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
positionHeld pastor of First Church of Northampton
religion Congregationalism
Puritanism
residence Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Northampton, Massachusetts
sexOrGender male
spouse Esther Warham
startTime 1672
workLocation Northampton, Massachusetts

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