Thomas Belsham

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English Unitarian Unitarian minister biblical scholar person theologian

Thomas Belsham was an English Unitarian minister, theologian, and biblical scholar known for his influential role in late 18th- and early 19th-century rational dissent.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English Unitarian → Unitarian minister → biblical scholar → person → theologian →
advocated	religious liberty → scriptural Unitarianism → use of reason in interpreting the Bible →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
educatedAt	Daventry Academy →
era	early 19th century → late 18th century →
ethnicGroup	English →
fieldOfWork	biblical exegesis → church history → systematic theology →
genre	biblical criticism → religious polemic → theology →
influenced	English Unitarianism in the early 19th century → later rational dissenters →
influencedBy	Joseph Priestley → Theophilus Lindsey →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Unitarian Church at Essex Street, London →
movement	rational dissent →
name	Thomas Belsham →
notableFor	contributions to rational dissent → leadership in late 18th- and early 19th-century English Unitarianism →
notableWork	A Calm Inquiry into the Scripture Doctrine concerning the Person of Christ → Memoirs of the Late Reverend Theophilus Lindsey, M.A. → The New Testament, in an Improved Version, upon the Basis of Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation →
occupation	biblical scholar → minister → theologian →
opposedDoctrine	Calvinism → orthodox Trinitarianism →
positionHeld	minister at Essex Street Chapel, London → tutor at Daventry Academy → tutor at New College, Hackney →
religiousTradition	Unitarianism →
theologicalView	emphasis on the humanity of Jesus → rationalist approach to scripture → rejection of the doctrine of the Trinity →
workLocation	Daventry → Hackney → London →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thomas Belsham →	name
Warrington Academy →	notablePupil