Samuel Rutherford
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Samuel Rutherford was a 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister, theologian, and political thinker best known for his influential work on church-state relations and his role in the Covenanter movement.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Rutherford canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Covenanter
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Presbyterian minister ⓘ human ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| advocated |
Christ’s headship over the church
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covenantal obligations between rulers and people ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St Andrews
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surface form:
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1600 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1661-03-30 ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Rutherford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ecclesiology
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political theory ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
political treatise
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religious letters ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scottish Covenanters
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later Reformed political thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Calvin
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Reformed scholasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of Presbyterian church government
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doctrine of limited monarchy ⓘ opposition to absolute royal authority in the church ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| movement | Covenanter movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Letters of Samuel Rutherford
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Lex, Rex ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Erastianism
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episcopal church government ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Covenanter movement
ⓘ
Westminster Assembly ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
St Andrews
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surface form:
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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| positionHeld |
Minister of Anwoth
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Principal of St Mary’s College, St Andrews ⓘ Professor of Divinity at the University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Anwoth, Kirkcudbrightshire
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St Andrews ⓘ
surface form:
St Andrews, Fife
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