Debate with Bishop John B. Purcell (1837)
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Debate with Bishop John B. Purcell (1837) is a famous public religious debate in Cincinnati between Protestant reformer Alexander Campbell and Catholic Bishop John B. Purcell that focused on the differences between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant–Catholic debate
ⓘ
public religious debate ⓘ theological controversy ⓘ |
| hasAudienceType |
Protestant and Catholic listeners
ⓘ
general public ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasGenre |
apologetics
ⓘ
religious polemics ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
19th‑century American religious pluralism
ⓘ
Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration Movement
growth of Roman Catholicism in the United States ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Cincinnati
ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ |
| hasMainCatholicDebater | John B. Purcell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainProtestantDebater | Alexander Campbell ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
oral debate
ⓘ
printed transcript ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | publication of the debate in book form ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Alexander Campbell
ⓘ
John B. Purcell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to compare Protestantism and Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
to defend Protestant reform principles ⓘ to defend Roman Catholic doctrine ⓘ |
| hasRelatedMovement | Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ |
| hasRelatedPerson |
Alexander Campbell
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexander Campbell (Restoration Movement leader)
Bishop John Baptist Purcell ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasSetting | public forum in Cincinnati ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
authority of Scripture
ⓘ
authority of the Catholic Church ⓘ church history ⓘ differences between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism ⓘ doctrinal differences ⓘ papal authority ⓘ tradition versus sola scriptura ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1837 ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
being a major 19th‑century Protestant–Catholic public debate in the United States
ⓘ
influencing Protestant–Catholic relations in the American Midwest ⓘ |
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