Glasites
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Glasites were a small 18th–19th century Christian sect in Britain, known for their strict congregational practices and close adherence to New Testament church patterns, and more widely referred to as Sandemanians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glasites canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian sect
ⓘ
religious denomination ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sandemanians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 18th century ⓘ |
| churchPolity | congregational ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationalFamily | Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine |
emphasis on primitive Christianity
ⓘ
literal adherence to New Testament church patterns ⓘ rejection of national churches ⓘ strict congregationalism ⓘ |
| emphasis |
New Testament authority
ⓘ
church discipline ⓘ community of goods ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John Glas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Michael Faraday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Sandeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th–19th century Christianity ⓘ |
| influenced | Sandemanian churches in North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Scottish Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Glas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | independent local congregations ⓘ |
| practices |
foot washing
ⓘ
holy kiss ⓘ love feast ⓘ mutual exhortation in worship ⓘ sharing of goods among members ⓘ weekly communion ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripture | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | small sect ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| status | largely extinct ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Restorationist Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnClergy | rejection of a distinct clerical order ⓘ |
| viewOnCreeds | suspicion of extra-biblical creeds ⓘ |
| viewOnFaith | emphasis on faith as belief in God’s testimony ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | simple worship based on New Testament pattern ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.