Alexander Campbell
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Alexander Campbell was a 19th-century religious reformer and key leader in the American Restoration Movement, instrumental in founding the Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander Campbell canonical | 37 |
| Alexander Campbell (Restoration Movement leader) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
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educator ⓘ preacher ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1788-09-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland
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County Antrim ⓘ
surface form:
County Antrim, Kingdom of Ireland
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| burialPlace | God’s Acre Cemetery, Bethany, West Virginia ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1866-03-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Bethany, Virginia, United States
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Bethany, Virginia, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Bethany, West Virginia, United States
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| denominationalFamily | Restorationist ⓘ |
| editorOf |
The Christian Baptist
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The Millennial Harbinger ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Campbell ⓘ |
| founded |
Bethany College
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Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander Campbell self-link ⓘ |
| influenced |
Churches of Christ
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surface form:
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Churches of Christ ⓘ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ⓘ
surface form:
Disciples of Christ
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| knownFor |
advocacy of Christian unity based on the New Testament
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co-founding the Disciples of Christ ⓘ debates with prominent religious figures ⓘ influence on Churches of Christ ⓘ leadership in the American Restoration Movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Restorationism
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surface form:
American Restoration Movement
Churches of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Stone–Campbell Movement
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| notableWork |
Debate with Bishop John B. Purcell (1837)
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Debate with Robert Owen (1829) ⓘ The Christian System ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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educator ⓘ minister ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| positionHeld | first president of Bethany College ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse |
Margaret Brown Campbell
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Selina Huntington Bakewell Campbell ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
baptism by immersion for remission of sins
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congregational autonomy ⓘ rejection of human creeds as tests of fellowship ⓘ restoration of New Testament Christianity ⓘ weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bethany, West Virginia
subject surface form:
Bethany, West Virginia
subject surface form:
Bethany College (Bethany, West Virginia)
this entity surface form:
Alexander Campbell (Restoration Movement leader)