Danbury Baptist Association
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The Danbury Baptist Association was an early 19th-century coalition of Baptist churches in Danbury, Connecticut, historically notable as the recipient of Thomas Jefferson’s famous 1802 letter referencing a “wall of separation between church and state.”
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baptist association
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religious organization ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | wall of separation between church and state ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | Thomas Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Danbury
NERFINISHED
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Fairfield County, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
church–state relations in the United States
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freedom of religion ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ |
| correspondenceTopic |
federal protection of religious freedom
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interpretation of the First Amendment religion clauses ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denominationBranch | Baptists in Connecticut ⓘ |
| expressedConcernAbout | lack of explicit religious liberty protections in the Connecticut state constitution ⓘ |
| hasCorrespondenceWith | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Baptist church
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Baptist churches in and around Danbury, Connecticut ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
history of Baptists in New England
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history of religious freedom in the United States ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalEmphasis |
liberty of conscience
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separation of civil government and church authority ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
played a role in the development of the American concept of separation of church and state
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served as the addressee of a key document in U.S. constitutional interpretation ⓘ |
| influenced | later legal and political discussions of church–state separation in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication | English ⓘ |
| letterDate | October 7, 1801 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Danbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
U.S. Supreme Court opinions discussing separation of church and state
NERFINISHED
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writings on the First Amendment ⓘ |
| notableFor | receiving Thomas Jefferson’s 1802 letter describing a wall of separation between church and state ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | association of local churches ⓘ |
| partOf | Baptist movement in New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Danbury area of Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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western Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
Baptist congregational polity
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believer’s baptism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Evangelical Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Protestantism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| wroteLetterTo | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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