Robert Smith Candlish

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Robert Smith Candlish was a prominent 19th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian who became one of the leading founders and leaders of the Free Church of Scotland.

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instanceOf 19th-century Scottish person
Christian religious leader
Scottish Presbyterian minister
theologian
birthDate 1806-03-23
birthPlace Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Scotland
clergyType Presbyterian minister
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
deathDate 1873-10-19
denomination Church of Scotland NERFINISHED
Free Church of Scotland NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow NERFINISHED
era 19th century
familyName Candlish NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork biblical exposition
systematic theology
fullName Robert Smith Candlish NERFINISHED
givenName Robert
hasTitle Reverend
influenced Free Church of Scotland doctrine NERFINISHED
influencedBy Thomas Chalmers NERFINISHED
knownFor Presbyterian theology
leadership in the Free Church of Scotland
role in the Disruption of 1843
languageOfWork English
memberOf Church of Scotland NERFINISHED
Free Church of Scotland NERFINISHED
movement Evangelical movement in the Church of Scotland NERFINISHED
Free Church of Scotland movement NERFINISHED
nationality Scottish
notableWork Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians NERFINISHED
Life in a Risen Saviour NERFINISHED
The Fatherhood of God NERFINISHED
occupation minister
theologian
university professor
placeOfDeath Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
positionHeld Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland NERFINISHED
Principal of New College, Edinburgh
Professor of Divinity at New College, Edinburgh
minister of St George's Free Church, Edinburgh
religion Christianity
Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
theologicalTradition Calvinism NERFINISHED
Reformed theology

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Disruption of 1843 keyFigure Robert Smith Candlish