Baptists

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Christian denomination Protestant denomination religious group

Baptists are members of a Protestant Christian denomination characterized by believer’s baptism, congregational governance, and a strong emphasis on religious liberty and separation of church and state.

Aliases (22)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination → Protestant denomination → religious group →
baptismMode	immersion →
churchPolity	congregational →
coreBelief	authority of the Bible → baptism of professing believers only → believer’s baptism → religious liberty → salvation by faith in Jesus Christ → separation of church and state →
emphasizes	freedom of conscience → priesthood of all believers → soul competency →
globalPresence	Africa → Asia → Europe → North America → Oceania → South America →
governancePrinciple	autonomy of the local church →
hasSubgroup	American Baptists → Baptist World Alliance member bodies → Free Will Baptists → General Baptists → Independent Baptists → Missionary Baptists → National Baptist Convention → Particular Baptists → Primitive Baptists → Southern Baptists →
historicalOriginCentury	17th century →
historicalOriginRegion	England → Netherlands →
missionFocus	church planting → evangelism →
organizationalBody	Baptist World Alliance →
rejectsDoctrine	baptismal regeneration → infant baptism →
religiousBranchOf	Christianity →
scriptureView	Bible as final authority in matters of faith and practice →
subtraditionOf	Protestantism →
supportsPrinciple	voluntary church membership →
theologyOrientation	evangelical →
theologyRange	from Calvinist to Arminian →
typicalWorshipDay	Sunday →
viewsBaptismAs	public profession of faith → symbolic act →
worshipPractice	ordinance of baptism → ordinance of the Lord’s Supper →

Referenced by (84)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andy Griffith ("Baptist") → Aretha Franklin ("Baptist Christianity") → British colonial period in Jamaica ("Baptist Christianity") → C. K. Steele ("Baptist") → Caribbean Americans ("Baptist") → Chin ("Baptist Christianity") → Cynthia Wesley ("Baptist Christianity") → Daddy King ("Baptist Christianity") → David Rockefeller ("Baptist") → E. D. Nixon ("Baptist") → English American ("Baptist Christianity") → Fred Shuttlesworth ("Baptist Christianity") → Huey P. Newton ("Baptist") → Ida B. Wells ("Baptist") → John Lewis ("Baptist") → Kamala Harris ("Baptist") → Louise Slaughter ("Baptist") → Mahalia Jackson ("Baptist Christianity") → Martin Luther King III ("Baptist Christianity") → Paul Bogle ("Baptist Christianity") → Reverend Henry Biggs ("Baptist Christianity") → Roger Williams ("Baptist Christianity") →	religion
Baptist General Convention of Texas (historical) ("Baptist") → Billy Graham ("Baptist") → Carl F. H. Henry ("Baptist") → Crozer Theological Seminary ("American Baptist") → Francis Bellamy ("Baptist") → James Bevel ("Baptist") → John Gill ("Particular Baptist") → Joseph Lowery ("Baptist") → Michael King ("Baptist") → Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church ("Baptist") →	denomination
Acadia University ("Baptist (historical)") → Atlanta Baptist Seminary ("Baptist") → Baylor University ("Baptist") → Cumberland School of Law ("Baptist") → Jackson State University ("Baptist (historical origin)") → Oak Hill Academy ("Baptist") → Shaw University ("Baptist") → Spelman College ("Baptist (historical)") → Wake Forest University ("Baptist (historical)") →	religiousAffiliation
Baptists ("Particular Baptists") → Baptists ("General Baptists") → Baptists ("American Baptists") → Baptists ("Independent Baptists") → Baptists ("Free Will Baptists") → Baptists ("Primitive Baptists") → Baptists ("Missionary Baptists") →	hasSubgroup
National Baptist Convention of America International Inc. ("Baptist") → National Missionary Baptist Convention of America ("Baptist") → Southern Baptist Convention ("Baptist") →	denominationalFamily
English Separatist movement ("Baptist movement") → John Gill ("Reformed Baptist tradition") → John Owen ("Reformed Baptists") →	influenced
Afro-Bahamians ("Baptist") → Kachin ("Baptist Christianity") →	majorDenomination
Charles Spurgeon ("Baptist") → Wyatt Tee Walker ("Baptist") →	religiousDenomination
King family ("Baptist Christianity") → Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary ("Baptist") →	religiousTradition
National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ("Baptist") → National Baptist Convention of America International Inc. ("Baptist") →	theology
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor ("Baptist Church") →	affiliation
Bunhill Fields →	associatedWith
Seventh-day Adventist Church ("Believer's baptism") →	baptismPractice
John Gill ("Baptist Church") →	clergyOf
Shango Baptist ("Baptist Christianity") →	combinesTraditionsFrom
Great Awakening →	denominationAffected
John D. Rockefeller ("Baptist churches and missions") →	donatedTo
Christian missionary movements ("Baptist churches") →	hasAgent
Paul Bogle ("Jamaican Baptists") →	hasCategory
Evangelicalism ("Baptist churches") →	includesDenomination
The Christian Baptist ("Baptist") →	namedAfter
Resurrection Sunday →	observedBy
Toleration Act 1689 →	protected
John Gill ("Calvinistic Baptist") →	religiousMovement
English Dissenting Academies movement ("Baptist churches") →	religiousOrientation
Patriot (American Revolution) →	religiousSupport
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship ("Baptist") →	selfIdentification
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship ("Baptist") →	theologicalOrientation
Progressive National Baptist Convention ("Baptist") →	theologicalTradition
Christian catechism ("Baptist churches") →	usedBy
Lord’s Prayer ("Baptist churches") →	usedIn
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America ("Baptist") →	worshipStyle