Congregationalism

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Protestant Christian movement form of church polity

Congregationalism is a Protestant Christian movement characterized by the autonomy of local congregations, which historically shaped the religious and civic culture of New England.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Congregationalism canonical	18
Congregationalists	8
Congregational Church	5
Congregational churches	5
New England Congregational churches	4
New England Congregationalism	4
Congregational churches of New England	2
New England Congregationalists	2
Christian (Congregationalist roots)	1
Congregational Christian	1
Congregational Christian churches	1
Congregational Church (Connecticut colony context)	1
Congregational Independents	1
Congregationalism in the United Kingdom	1
Congregationalist	1
New England congregational tradition	1
New Light Congregationalist	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Protestant Christian movement ⓘ form of church polity ⓘ
allows	voluntary associations of churches for mutual support ⓘ
associatedWith	Calvinist soteriology in many churches ⓘ Reformed theology ⓘ
coreBelief	Christ is the only head of the church ⓘ church membership is based on personal faith ⓘ church membership is voluntary ⓘ the Bible is the supreme authority in matters of faith and practice ⓘ the local gathered church is a complete church ⓘ
developedFrom	Puritanism ⓘ surface form: English Puritanism Separatist movements in England ⓘ
doesNotRequire	submission to higher ecclesiastical courts ⓘ
emphasizes	autonomy of local congregations ⓘ congregational self-governance ⓘ democratic decision-making in the local church ⓘ
flourishedIn	New England ⓘ
governanceModel	each congregation governs its own affairs ⓘ
hasConcept	church covenant ⓘ gathered church ⓘ priesthood of all believers ⓘ
historicalCenter	Connecticut Colony ⓘ Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
historicalImpact	formation of many early American colleges ⓘ shaping of early American missionary movements ⓘ
historicalOrigin	English Reformation Parliament era ⓘ surface form: English Reformation
influenced	American congregational church polity across denominations ⓘ civic culture of New England ⓘ development of American religious liberty traditions ⓘ religious culture of New England ⓘ town-meeting style local governance in New England ⓘ
practices	calling and dismissing ministers by congregational vote ⓘ covenant-based church membership ⓘ independent selection of church officers ⓘ local control of church property ⓘ
rejects	episcopal hierarchy ⓘ presbyterian graded courts ⓘ
relatedMovement	Congregational churches in the United Kingdom ⓘ Conservative Congregational Christian Conference ⓘ Independent churches in England ⓘ National Association of Congregational Christian Churches ⓘ United Church of Christ ⓘ
religiousTradition	Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: Protestantism
sacramentalPractice	Lord's Supper ⓘ baptism ⓘ
worshipStyle	congregational hymn singing ⓘ emphasis on preaching ⓘ simple liturgy ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New England political institutions → linkedTo → Congregationalism ⓘ

Half-Way Covenant controversy → religiousDenomination → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational churches

Protestant Christianity → hasSubtradition → Congregationalism ⓘ

Henry Ward Beecher → religion → Congregationalism ⓘ

John Owen → associatedWith → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational churches

John Owen → influenced → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregationalists

Wellesley College → religiousAffiliationHistoric → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian (Congregationalist roots)

Richard Mather → influenced → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England Congregationalism

Pomona College → formerReligiousAffiliation → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational Church

John Cotton → influenced → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England Congregational churches

Thomas Hooker → religiousOrder → Congregationalism ⓘ

The Order of the Gospel → mainSubject → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England Congregationalism

The Order of the Gospel → associatedWith → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England Congregational churches

Rollins College → foundedBy → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England Congregationalists

Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei → religiousTradition → Congregationalism ⓘ

Great Awakening → denominationAffected → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregationalists

William Ames → influenced → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England Congregationalism

A Call from Heaven → associatedDenomination → Congregationalism ⓘ

Middlebury College → formerReligiousAffiliation → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational Church

Mather family → associatedWith → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational churches

Toleration Act 1689 → protected → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregationalists

Thornton Wilder → religion → Congregationalism ⓘ

Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay → hasReligion → Congregationalism ⓘ

New England Way → associatedWith → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational churches

Mary Lyon → religion → Congregationalism ⓘ

Bunhill Fields → associatedWith → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregationalists

Andover Theological Seminary → denomination → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregationalist

Andover Theological Seminary → foundedBy → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England Congregationalists

Andover Theological Seminary → affiliation → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational churches of New England

The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England → mainSubject → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England Congregationalism

Spiritual Milk for Boston Babes → denomination → Congregationalism ⓘ

Clarendon Code → opposedGroup → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregationalists

Horace Bushnell → denomination → Congregationalism ⓘ

Eleazar Wheelock → religiousDenomination → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Light Congregationalist

Eleazar Wheelock → denomination → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational Church

New England churches → associatedWith → Congregationalism ⓘ

Henrietta Swan Leavitt → religion → Congregationalism ⓘ

Chicago Theological Seminary → historicalAffiliation → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational Church

Joel Barlow → religion → Congregationalism ⓘ

Ebenezer Gay → denomination → Congregationalism ⓘ

Ebenezer Gay → sphereOfInfluence → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England Congregational churches

New England theology → hasKeyCenter → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England Congregational churches

English Independents → alternativeName → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational Independents

English Independents → relatedMovement → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregationalists

Robert Browne → movement → Congregationalism ⓘ

Middlesex Parish → ecclesiasticalJurisdictionOf → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational Church (Connecticut colony context)

Homerton Academy → associatedWith → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregationalists

Congregational churches in the United Kingdom → category → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregationalism in the United Kingdom

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches → denominationalFamily → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational Christian

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches → memberType → Congregationalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congregational Christian churches