Alexander Peden
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Alexander Peden was a 17th-century Scottish Covenanter minister and field preacher renowned for his staunch opposition to religious persecution and his influential role in the Cameronian movement.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Covenanter
ⓘ
Scottish minister ⓘ field preacher ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| activity |
itinerant field preaching
ⓘ
preaching at conventicles ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Covenanting principles in Scotland
ⓘ
freedom of Presbyterian worship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cameronians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | defiance of government religious policies in Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| domainOfActivity |
Scottish church history
ⓘ
religion ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Peden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| hasNotableFollowers |
Cameronian adherents
ⓘ
Scottish Covenanter laity ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
preacher ⓘ |
| ideology | Reformed Presbyterianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cameronian religious identity
ⓘ
later Scottish Presbyterian dissenters ⓘ |
| knownAs | Peden the Prophet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| movement |
Cameronian movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
field preaching
ⓘ
influence on later Cameronian tradition ⓘ leadership among Covenanters ⓘ opposition to religious persecution ⓘ prophetic reputation among followers ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Episcopalian control of the Church of Scotland
ⓘ
imposition of bishops in Scotland ⓘ religious persecution of Covenanters ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | rural meeting fields ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Covenanter cause ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Presbyterian minister ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| risked |
arrest for illegal preaching
ⓘ
persecution for religious nonconformity ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Ayrshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
south‑west Scotland ⓘ |
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