Robert Sandeman

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Robert Sandeman was an 18th-century Scottish theologian and church leader whose teachings inspired the Sandemanian movement within Protestant Christianity.

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instanceOf Christian theologian
Protestant
Scottish theologian
church leader
religious reformer
theologian
activity preached in British North America
preached in England
preached in Scotland
associatedWith Glasite church NERFINISHED
birthDate 1718-04-29
birthPlace Perth, Scotland NERFINISHED
branchOfChristianity Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED
deathDate 1771-04-02
deathPlace Danbury, Connecticut, British America NERFINISHED
denomination Protestantism NERFINISHED
era 18th century
fatherInLaw John Glas NERFINISHED
foundedChurchesIn Connecticut NERFINISHED
England NERFINISHED
Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
influenced Alexander Campbell NERFINISHED
inspired Sandemanian churches
inspiredMovement Sandemanian movement within Protestant Christianity
knownFor founding the Sandemanian movement
teaching justification by faith as bare belief of the truth
language English
Scots
movement Sandemanianism
name Robert Sandeman NERFINISHED
nationality Scottish
occupation church leader
theologian
promotedPractice congregational autonomy
love feasts among believers
mutual exhortation in worship
plurality of elders in each congregation
weekly communion
religion Christianity
spouse Katherine Glas NERFINISHED
theologicalPosition emphasis on New Testament primitive Christianity
emphasis on faith as intellectual assent rather than emotional experience
rejection of clerical hierarchy
theologicalTradition Reformed Christianity NERFINISHED
wrote Letters on Theron and Aspasio NERFINISHED

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Sandemanian namedAfter Robert Sandeman