Presbyterian

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Presbyterian refers to a Protestant Christian tradition characterized by governance through elected elders and a strong emphasis on Reformed theology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination
Protestant tradition
Reformed tradition
affirmsCreed Apostles’ Creed
surface form: Apostles' Creed

Chalcedonian Definition
Nicene Creed
derivesFromLanguage Greek
derivesFromWord presbyter
emphasizesDoctrine authority of Scripture
priesthood of all believers
salvation by grace through faith
sovereignty of God
foundedBy John Knox
hasChurchPolity presbyterian polity
hasEtymologicalMeaning elder-ruled
hasGlobalPresence true
hasKeyConfession Scots Confession
Second Helvetic Confession
Westminster Confession of Faith
Westminster Larger Catechism
Westminster Shorter Catechism
hasMajorBranch Church of Scotland
Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
surface form: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Presbyterian Church in America
Presbyterian Church of Korea
hasTheologicalOrientation Calvinism
Reformed theology
hasWorshipStyle Word-centered worship
ordered worship
influencedBy Huldrych Zwingli
John Calvin
isGovernedBy elected elders
general assemblies
presbyteries
sessions
synods
isPartOf Reformed family of churches
languageOfTerm English
originatedIn 16th century
Scotland
practicesBaptismType believer's baptism
infant baptism
practicesSacrament Holy Eucharist
surface form: Lord's Supper

baptism
recognizesChurchOffice deacon
ruling elder
teaching elder
rejectsPolity congregational polity
episcopal polity

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Joseph Anderson religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Smith Thompson (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court) religion Presbyterian
subject surface form: Smith Thompson
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Ward Hunt (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court) religion Presbyterian
subject surface form: Ward Hunt
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Northern Isles mainReligion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
George M. Robeson religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Breckinridge religion Presbyterian
subject surface form: Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Breckinridge denomination Presbyterian
subject surface form: Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
Old Princeton theology influenced Presbyterian
this entity surface form: American Presbyterianism
The Plan of Salvation theologicalTradition Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterian theology
Annie Pearce Kinkead Warfield religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Sidney Lanier religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
John Winram religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
John Douglas religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
John Row religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Burl Ives religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Queen of Scotland religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Peng Ming-min religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
John P. Knox religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
John P. Knox denomination Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church
Angelina Grimké religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Mark Hopkins religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Lord George Murray religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Horace Harmon Lurton religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Henry Highland Garnet religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Iain Macleod religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
John religion Presbyterian
subject surface form: John Marshall Harlan
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Alec religion Presbyterian
subject surface form: Alec Douglas-Home
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Charles Clinton religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Potter Palmer religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Machen denomination Presbyterian
subject surface form: J. Gresham Machen
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
James Boswell religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Hodge religion Presbyterian
subject surface form: Charles Hodge
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America mainSubject Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Caspar Wistar Hodge Sr. religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
James Oswald religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Maie Bartlett Heard religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Archibald Alexander Hodge religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Archibald Alexander Hodge denomination Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church
Horace Grant Underwood religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Horace Grant Underwood affiliation Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church
Douglass Houghton religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Jonathan Dayton religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Irish Presbyterians religiousTradition Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Irish people religion Presbyterian
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism