Clapham Sect
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The Clapham Sect was an influential group of late 18th- and early 19th-century evangelical Anglican social reformers known for campaigning against the slave trade and promoting moral and philanthropic causes in Britain.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian reform movement
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evangelical Anglican group → religious social reform group → |
| activeInCentury |
18th century
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19th century → |
| basedIn |
Holy Trinity Church, Clapham
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| denomination |
Church of England
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| describedAs |
the Saints
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| endTime |
early 19th century
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| hasMember |
Charles Grant
→
Edward Eliot → Granville Sharp → Hannah More → Henry Thornton → Henry Venn → James Stephen → John Venn → Thomas Clarkson → William Wilberforce → Zachary Macaulay → |
| ideology |
Christian abolitionism
→
evangelical Anglicanism → |
| influenced |
British abolitionist movement
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Victorian social reform → |
| language |
English
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| location |
Clapham, London
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| moralFocus |
Sabbath observance
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personal piety → reform of manners → |
| movement |
Evangelicalism
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| namedAfter |
Clapham Common
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| notableFor |
campaigning against the slave trade
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moral reform campaigns → philanthropic activity → social reform in Britain → |
| opposed |
Atlantic slave trade
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slavery in the British Empire → |
| politicalActivity |
campaigning for abolition of the slave trade in Parliament
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supporting social legislation inspired by Christian ethics → |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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| socialFocus |
education of the poor
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mission to seamen and soldiers → poor relief → prison reform → |
| startTime |
late 18th century
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| supported |
British and Foreign Bible Society
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Church Missionary Society → Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade → Society for the Suppression of Vice → missionary work overseas → philanthropic education initiatives → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Hannah More
→
William Wilberforce → |
memberOf |
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A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians
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associatedMovement |
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Hannah More
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movement |