Westminster Assembly
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The Westminster Assembly was a 17th-century council of English and Scottish theologians that produced foundational Reformed confessional documents such as the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical council
→
historical event → synod → |
| appointedBy | Ordinance of Parliament → |
| authorizedBy |
Parliament of England
→
surface form: "English Parliament"
|
| churchPolityAdvocated | Presbyterianism → |
| composedOf |
English theologians
→
Erastian divines → Independent divines → Presbyterian divines → Scottish theologians → |
| convenedBy |
Long Parliament 1640
→
surface form: "Long Parliament"
|
| country | Kingdom of England → |
| doctrinalEmphasis |
covenant theology
→
doctrine of Scripture as supreme authority → predestination → |
| ecclesiasticalContext | reform of the Church of England → |
| endTime | 1653 → |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn |
Church of Scotland
→
surface form: "Presbyterian Church of Scotland"
many conservative Presbyterian denominations → |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century → |
| influenced |
American Presbyterianism
→
Church of Scotland doctrine → Congregational churches → Presbyterian churches worldwide → Puritanism → Reformed Baptist confessions → |
| language | English → |
| location |
London, England
→
surface form: "London"
City of Westminster →
surface form: "Westminster"
|
| mainPurpose |
to produce a new confession of faith and catechisms
→
to reform the doctrine, worship, and government of the Church of England → |
| metAt |
Westminster Abbey, London
→
surface form: "Westminster Abbey precincts"
|
| numberOfMembers | approximately 120 → |
| opposedChurchPolity | Episcopacy in the Church of England → |
| politicalContext | conflict between Parliament and Charles I of England → |
| produced |
Scots Confession
→
surface form: "Confession of Faith for the Church of Scotland"
Directory for Public Worship → Presbyterian →
surface form: "Form of Presbyterial Church Government"
Westminster Confession of Faith → Westminster Larger Catechism → Westminster Shorter Catechism → |
| region | British Isles → |
| religion | Protestantism → |
| significantEvent | took place during the English Civil War → |
| startTime | 1643 → |
| theologicalTradition |
Calvinism
→
Reformed theology → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.