the Ranters

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:social_movements
gptkbp:advocated_for inner light
personal revelation
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Civil_War
antinomianism
gptkbp:belief direct experience of God
spiritual freedom
anti-ritualism
gptkbp:criticism gptkb:orthodox_Christianity
gptkb:Puritanism
gptkbp:decline late 17th century
gptkbp:declined_in predestination
formal church structures
gptkbp:depicted_in forerunners of modern spiritual movements
heretical by some contemporaries
radical sect
gptkbp:dispersed after the Restoration
gptkbp:emphasizes individual conscience
immediate divine inspiration
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:English_Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Ranters
gptkbp:influence gptkb:United_Methodist_Church
gptkb:Levellers
gptkbp:influenced radical Protestantism
gptkbp:is_active_in 17th century
gptkbp:is_practiced_in communal living
social equality
spontaneous worship
public preaching
gptkbp:legacy influence on social justice movements
influence on modern spirituality
influence on countercultural movements
influence on religious pluralism
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:William_Everard
gptkb:Abiezer_Coppe
Lawrence Clarkson
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:The_Light_Within
The Ranter's Confession
The Ranting of the Ranting Crew
The True Gospel Recovered
gptkbp:origin gptkb:England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Levellers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5