Thomas Goodwin

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Christian minister Congregationalist Independent Puritan person theologian

Thomas Goodwin was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and preacher associated with the Independent (Congregational) movement.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Thomas Goodwin canonical	3
Thomas Cartwright	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian minister ⓘ Congregationalist ⓘ Independent ⓘ Puritan ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ
almaMater	University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate	1600-10-05 ⓘ
birthPlace	Rollesby, Norfolk, England ⓘ
century	17th century ⓘ
deathDate	1680-02-23 ⓘ
deathPlace	London, England ⓘ
denomination	Congregationalism ⓘ Puritanism ⓘ
educatedAt	Hughes Hall, Cambridge ⓘ surface form: Catharine Hall, Cambridge Christ's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Congregational churches in the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: English Congregationalism Later Reformed and Puritan theologians ⓘ
influencedBy	John Calvin ⓘ William Perkins ⓘ
knownFor	Calvinist doctrine ⓘ Independent church polity ⓘ Puritan theology ⓘ experimental and practical divinity ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
movement	Independent ⓘ
name	Thomas Goodwin self-link ⓘ
nationality	English ⓘ
occupation	clergyman ⓘ preacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ
opposed	Episcopacy in the Church of England ⓘ
participatedIn	Westminster Assembly ⓘ
positionHeld	Advisor to the Council of State ⓘ Chaplain to Oliver Cromwell ⓘ Fellow of Catharine Hall, Cambridge ⓘ Member of the Westminster Assembly ⓘ President of Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
supported	English Commonwealth ⓘ Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Calvinism ⓘ Reformed ⓘ
wrote	An Exposition of the Epistle to the Ephesians ⓘ An Exposition of the Revelation ⓘ Christ Set Forth ⓘ Of the Creatures ⓘ The Heart of Christ in Heaven towards Sinners on Earth ⓘ The Work of the Holy Ghost in Our Salvation ⓘ

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Subject: Thomas Goodwin
Description of subject: Thomas Goodwin was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and preacher associated with the Independent (Congregational) movement.

Referenced by (4)

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

Bunhill Fields → notableBurial → Thomas Goodwin ⓘ

English Independents → notableMember → Thomas Goodwin ⓘ

The Defence of the Answer to the Admonition Against the Reply of Thomas Cartwright → respondsTo → Thomas Goodwin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thomas Cartwright

Thomas Goodwin → name → Thomas Goodwin self-link ⓘ