Thomas Campbell
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Thomas Campbell was a Presbyterian minister and early 19th-century religious reformer best known as a founding leader of the Stone–Campbell Movement, which sought to restore New Testament Christianity and promote Christian unity.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious reformer
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Presbyterian minister → founder of religious movement → |
| associatedWith |
American frontier religious revivals
→
Second Great Awakening → |
| centuryActive | 19th century → |
| countryOfActivity |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| denominationReform |
Presbyterian
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surface form: "Presbyterianism"
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| emphasized |
Bible as sole rule of faith and practice
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unity of all Christians in Christ → |
| influenced |
Alexander Campbell
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Barton W. Stone → Churches of Christ →
surface form: "Christian Churches and Churches of Christ"
Churches of Christ → Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) →
surface form: "Disciples of Christ"
Restorationist churches → |
| knownFor |
advocating restoration of New Testament Christianity
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leadership in the Stone–Campbell Movement → promoting Christian unity → |
| movement |
Restorationism
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surface form: "Restoration Movement"
Churches of Christ →
surface form: "Stone–Campbell Movement"
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| occupation |
minister
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theologian → |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form: "Presbyterianism"
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| role | founding leader of the Stone–Campbell Movement → |
| soughtToReform | divisions among Protestant denominations → |
| theologicalFocus |
Christian unity based on the New Testament
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rejection of denominational creeds as tests of fellowship → restoration of apostolic Christianity → |
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