Christian Association of Washington
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The Christian Association of Washington was an early 19th-century religious reform group associated with the Campbell Movement that sought to restore New Testament Christianity and promote Christian unity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian organization
ⓘ
religious reform group ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | publication of the Declaration and Address ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Alexander Campbell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedOrTransformedInto | local congregations of the Restoration Movement ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Bible as sole rule of faith and practice
ⓘ
Christian unity based on the New Testament ⓘ congregational autonomy ⓘ rejection of human creeds as tests of fellowship ⓘ |
| documentAuthor | Thomas Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentDate | 1809 ⓘ |
| documentProduced |
Declaration and Address
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Declaration and Address of the Christian Association of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alexander Campbell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ early followers of Thomas Campbell ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
rejection of denominational divisions
ⓘ
return to apostolic Christianity ⓘ unity of Christians based on the New Testament alone ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early organizational expression of the Campbell Movement
ⓘ
formative body in the Stone–Campbell Restoration Movement ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian primitivism
ⓘ
restorationism ⓘ |
| inception | 1809 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Restoration Movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian Churches and Churches of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Churches of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Disciples of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | near Washington, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| movement | Campbell Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
denominational exclusivism
ⓘ
sectarian creeds ⓘ |
| partOf | Stone–Campbell Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
promote Christian unity
ⓘ
reform existing churches ⓘ restore New Testament Christianity ⓘ |
| region | western Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
non-sectarian Christianity
ⓘ
unity in essentials, liberty in opinions ⓘ |
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