Torwood Excommunication of 1680
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The Torwood Excommunication of 1680 was a radical Covenanter act in which minister Donald Cargill publicly excommunicated King Charles II and several leading officials for persecuting Scottish Presbyterians.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Covenanter event
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ religious excommunication ⓘ |
| declaredPenalty |
excommunication
ⓘ
spiritual separation from the church ⓘ |
| directedAgainst |
Charles II of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ James, Duke of Monmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ James, Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ John, Duke of Lauderdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Robert Grierson of Lag NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Thomas Dalziel of Binns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasCharacterization | radical Covenanter act ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
heightened tension between Covenanters and the Crown
ⓘ
increased government hostility to radical Covenanters ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1680 ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalClaim | Christ alone is head of the Church ⓘ |
| hasForm |
formal ecclesiastical censure
ⓘ
public proclamation ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Covenanter persecution
ⓘ
Killing Times in Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
important episode in Scottish church history
ⓘ
symbol of uncompromising Presbyterian resistance ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Torwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainActor | Donald Cargill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpposedAuthority | Stuart royal authority ⓘ |
| hasOpposedDoctrine |
Erastianism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal supremacy in ecclesiastical matters ⓘ |
| hasOpposedPolicy | Restoration religious settlement ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | Stuart monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | Scottish Presbyterianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousMovement | Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
church discipline
ⓘ
religious liberty ⓘ royal legitimacy ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalBasis | Reformed Presbyterian doctrine ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Covenanter resistance to Charles II ⓘ |
| isRelatedEvent | Sanquhar Declaration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
opposition to royal supremacy over the church
ⓘ
persecution of Scottish Presbyterians ⓘ |
| performedBy | Donald Cargill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Covenanter histories ⓘ |
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