Barton W. Stone

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Barton W. Stone was an early 19th-century American Christian minister and reformer who co-led the Restoration Movement, emphasizing a return to New Testament Christianity and contributing to the origins of the Churches of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian minister
Restoration Movement leader
human
religious reformer
advocated congregational autonomy
use of the name "Christian" as the only religious designation
weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper
centuryOfActivity 19th century
late 18th century
coLeaderOf Restoration Movement
collaboratedWith Alexander Campbell
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
denomination Christian Church
Presbyterianism
familyName Stone
fieldOfWork American religious revivalism
Christian theology
church reform
givenName Barton
hasInfluenceOn American Protestantism
Restorationist churches
influenced Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Churches of Christ
independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
knownFor founding the Christian movement often called the Stone movement
leadership in early 19th-century American religious reform
role in the Cane Ridge Revival of 1801
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Restoration Movement
notableIdea Christian unity based on the Bible alone
emphasis on simple, primitive Christianity
rejection of denominational creeds
return to New Testament Christianity
notableWork The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery
co-founding of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
influence on the Churches of Christ
leadership in the Cane Ridge Revival
occupation minister
religious leader
theologian
placeOfActivity Kentucky
Ohio Valley region
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
theologicalPosition emphasis on believer’s personal faith and holiness
emphasis on free will
rejection of strict Calvinism


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