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instanceOf
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Christian theologian
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educator
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preacher
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religious reformer
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writer
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birthDate
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1788-09-12
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birthPlace
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Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland
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County Antrim, Kingdom of Ireland
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burialPlace
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God’s Acre Cemetery, Bethany, West Virginia
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citizenship
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United States of America
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countryOfBirth
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Ireland
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countryOfDeath
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United States of America
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deathDate
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1866-03-04
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deathPlace
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Bethany, Virginia, United States
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Bethany, West Virginia, United States
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denominationalFamily
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Restorationist
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editorOf
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The Christian Baptist
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The Millennial Harbinger
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father
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Thomas Campbell
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founded
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Bethany College
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Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia
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fullName
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Alexander Campbell
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influenced
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Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
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Churches of Christ
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Disciples of Christ
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knownFor
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advocacy of Christian unity based on the New Testament
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co-founding the Disciples of Christ
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debates with prominent religious figures
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influence on Churches of Christ
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leadership in the American Restoration Movement
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language
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English
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movement
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American Restoration Movement
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Stone–Campbell Movement
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notableWork
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Debate with Bishop John B. Purcell (1837)
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Debate with Robert Owen (1829)
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The Christian System
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occupation
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author
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educator
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minister
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theologian
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positionHeld
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first president of Bethany College
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religion
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Christianity
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spouse
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Margaret Brown Campbell
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Selina Huntington Bakewell Campbell
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theologicalEmphasis
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baptism by immersion for remission of sins
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congregational autonomy
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rejection of human creeds as tests of fellowship
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restoration of New Testament Christianity
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weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper
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