River Brethren
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The River Brethren are a conservative Anabaptist Christian group that emerged in 18th-century Pennsylvania, emphasizing plain living, nonresistance, and believer’s baptism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| River Brethren canonical | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anabaptist Christian group
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religious denomination ⓘ |
| coreEthic |
nonconformity to the world
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nonresistance ⓘ plain living ⓘ separation from the world ⓘ simplicity ⓘ |
| corePractice | believer’s baptism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Trinitarianism
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believers’ church ecclesiology ⓘ holiness of life ⓘ non-participation in warfare ⓘ non-swearing of oaths ⓘ |
| emergedAmong | Pennsylvania German communities ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| emergedInDecade | 1770s ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Brethren in Christ Church
NERFINISHED
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Calvary Holiness Church (River Brethren) NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Order River Brethren NERFINISHED ⓘ United Zion Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mennonites
NERFINISHED
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Pietism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageHeritage | Pennsylvania German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practice |
adult baptism by immersion
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church discipline ⓘ foot washing ⓘ head covering for women ⓘ mutual aid ⓘ plain dress ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Christian ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Anabaptism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripture | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theology | conservative Anabaptist theology ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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