English Reformation dissenting movements

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English Reformation dissenting movements were radical Protestant groups that broke from the established Church of England in the 16th and 17th centuries, advocating alternative forms of worship, church governance, and religious authority.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant movement
dissenting tradition
religious movement
activeDuring English Civil War
Interregnum
reign of Charles I of England
reign of Elizabeth I of England
reign of James I of England
country Kingdom of England
endTime 17th century
faced legal restrictions on worship
persecution by the state
hasMainCharacteristic alternative church governance
emphasis on congregational autonomy
emphasis on the authority of Scripture
experiments with new forms of worship
radical Protestant theology
rejection of episcopal hierarchy
rejection of the established Church of England
hasPart Baptists
Brownists
linked to: Pilgrim Separatists

Congregationalists
linked to: Congregationalism

Familists
Fifth Monarchists
General Baptists
Independents
Muggletonians
Particular Baptists
Puritans
linked to: Cambridge Puritans

Quakers
Ranters
linked to: Dissenters

Seekers
Separatists
influenced English Baptists
linked to: English Baptist

English Congregationalists
English Nonconformity
English civil religion debates
Religious Society of Friends
development of religious toleration in England
influencedBy Anabaptism
linked to: Radical Reformation

Calvinism
Lutheranism
continental Radical Reformation
locatedIn England
opposedTo Anglican episcopacy
Church of England
royal supremacy in religion
partOf English Reformation
Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation
religiousOrientation Protestant
resultedIn emigration of dissenters to North America
pluralization of English Protestantism
startTime 16th century

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John Greenwood partOf English Reformation dissenting movements
Anthony Gilby movement English Reformation
linked to: English Reformation dissenting movements
Congregational churches in the United Kingdom historicalOrigin English Reformation
linked to: English Reformation dissenting movements
Lamentation of a Sinner reflectsBeliefsOf English Protestant reformers
linked to: English Reformation dissenting movements