William Ames
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William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English person
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Puritan theologian → Reformed theologian → moral philosopher → person → theologian → |
| activeInCentury | 17th century → |
| birthCountry | England → |
| birthPlace | Ipswich → |
| birthYear | 1576 → |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England → |
| deathYear | 1633 → |
| denomination | Reformed → |
| diedIn | Rotterdam → |
| diedInCountry | Dutch Republic → |
| educatedAt | Christ's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED → |
| era | early modern period → |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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moral philosophy → theology → |
| hasConcept | casuistry of conscience → |
| hasImpactOn | Protestant moral theology → |
| influenced |
Congregationalism
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surface form:
New England Congregationalism
Puritan thought in New England → Reformed theology in England → |
| influencedBy |
Calvinism
→
surface form:
Reformed orthodoxy
William Perkins → |
| knownFor |
Reformed scholastic theology
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influence on English Puritanism → influence on New England Puritanism → |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Latin → |
| movement |
Calvinism
→
Puritanism → |
| name | William Ames self-link → |
| notableWork |
De Conscientia et eius Jure vel Casibus
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Medulla Theologiae → The Marrow of Theology → |
| occupation |
clergyman
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moral philosopher → theologian → |
| opposed | Arminianism → |
| participatedIn | Synod of Dort → |
| positionHeld | professor of theology at Franeker University → |
| religion | Christianity → |
| subjectOf | studies in Puritan theology → |
| taughtAt | Franeker University → |
| theologicalPosition | Calvinist → |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed scholasticism → |
Referenced by (3)
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