Nonconformist Protestants
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Nonconformist Protestants were English Protestants who separated from the established Church of England, forming various dissenting denominations that rejected its doctrines, governance, or worship practices.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English Dissenting Protestant | 1 |
| English Nonconformists | 1 |
| Nonconformist Protestants canonical | 1 |
| Separatist churches | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant group
ⓘ
dissenting religious group ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dissenters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Dissenters NERFINISHED ⓘ Nonconformists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Anglicans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholics in England ⓘ |
| doctrine |
emphasis on Scripture as sole authority
ⓘ
emphasis on individual conscience ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | congregational church government in many groups ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
rejection of Anglican doctrines
ⓘ
rejection of Anglican governance ⓘ rejection of Anglican worship practices ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
lay preaching in many denominations
ⓘ
meeting in chapels rather than parish churches ⓘ voluntary church membership ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
English Reformation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Post-Reformation England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesDenomination |
Baptists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congregationalists NERFINISHED ⓘ General Baptists NERFINISHED ⓘ Independents NERFINISHED ⓘ Methodists NERFINISHED ⓘ Particular Baptists NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterians (English) NERFINISHED ⓘ Quakers NERFINISHED ⓘ Unitarians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
British Liberal politics in the 19th century
ⓘ
British education reforms ⓘ British temperance movement NERFINISHED ⓘ English social reform movements ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
excluded from many public offices in England
ⓘ
subject to religious disabilities in England ⓘ |
| legalStatusChangedBy |
Repeal of Test and Corporation Acts 1828
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toleration Act 1689 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
English Dissent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
religious nonconformity ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| separatedFrom | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spreadTo |
British colonies
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
emphasis on preaching
ⓘ
rejection of Book of Common Prayer in many congregations ⓘ simplified liturgy ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
English Dissenting Protestant
this entity surface form:
English Nonconformists
this entity surface form:
Separatist churches