New England clergy
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New England clergy were the influential Puritan ministers and religious leaders who shaped the spiritual, social, and intellectual life of the early New England colonies.
Aliases (4)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant clergy
→
Puritan ministers → religious social group → |
| activeInPeriod |
17th century
→
18th century → |
| associatedWith |
Connecticut Colony
→
Massachusetts Bay Colony → New Haven Colony → Plymouth Colony → Rhode Island (dissent and controversy) → |
| country |
Colonial America
→
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| doctrine |
conversion experience
→
covenant theology → original sin → predestination → |
| education |
Harvard College
→
Yale College → |
| genderComposition |
predominantly male
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| influenced |
intellectual life of New England colonies
→
social life of New England colonies → spiritual life of New England colonies → |
| influencedBy |
English Puritanism
→
Reformed theology → biblical literalism → |
| involvedIn |
First Great Awakening
→
Half-Way Covenant controversy → Salem witch trials debate → |
| language |
English
→
|
| locatedIn |
New England
→
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| opposed |
religious toleration for dissenters
→
|
| produced |
church covenants
→
histories and chronicles → sermons → theological treatises → |
| religiousTradition |
Calvinism
→
Puritanism → |
| required |
university-level education for ordination
→
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| role |
community leadership
→
education and schooling → moral discipline → pastoral care → political counsel → preaching → theological writing → |
| shaped |
New England educational institutions
→
New England moral and legal codes → New England town governance norms → |
| socialStatus |
elite
→
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| supported |
established Congregational churches
→
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| typicalChurchPolity |
Congregationalism
→
|
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Maria Cotton
("New England Puritan clergy")
→
New England Way ("New England Puritan clergy") → |
associatedWith |
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Increase Mather
("New England Congregational churches")
→
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influenced |
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Magnalia Christi Americana
→
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mainSubject |
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John Cotton
("Massachusetts Bay clergy")
→
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memberOf |
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Stockbridge Indian mission
("New England missionary movement")
→
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partOf |