Declaration and Address
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Declaration and Address is a foundational 1809 document of the American Restoration Movement, authored by Thomas Campbell to advocate Christian unity and a return to New Testament Christianity.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foundational text
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religious document ⓘ |
| advocates |
congregational autonomy
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unity of all Christians on the basis of the Bible alone ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Christian Association of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorFatherOf | Alexander Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsFor |
abolition of sectarian divisions
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restoration of apostolic Christianity ⓘ |
| circulationForm | pamphlet ⓘ |
| citedBy | historians of the American Restoration Movement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateWritten | 1809 ⓘ |
| doctrineStanceOnCreeds | rejects human creeds as tests of fellowship ⓘ |
| genre |
ecclesiological manifesto
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theological treatise ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | ecumenical thought within the Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Address
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Declaration ⓘ |
| hasReprints | modern scholarly editions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second Great Awakening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
NERFINISHED
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Christian Churches and Churches of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Churches of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Disciples of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Presbyterian background of Thomas Campbell
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Scottish Common Sense Realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inReceptionHistory | considered a charter document of the Stone–Campbell Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keySlogan | Where the Scriptures speak, we speak; where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian unity
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restoration of New Testament Christianity ⓘ |
| movement | American Restoration Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulating principles of Christian unity based on the New Testament alone
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foundational role in the Stone–Campbell Restoration Movement ⓘ |
| placeWritten | Washington County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1809 ⓘ |
| publisher | Christian Association of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
advocate Christian unity
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promote return to New Testament Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestantism
NERFINISHED
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Stone–Campbell Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
non-creedal Christianity
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restorationism ⓘ |
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