The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience

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book treatise

The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience is a 1644 treatise by Roger Williams that powerfully argues for religious liberty, freedom of conscience, and the separation of church and state.

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Label	Occurrences
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution	4
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience canonical	3
The Bloody Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience	1

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Target entity: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience
Context triple: [Roger Williams, workAuthored, The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience]

A. Junius Pamphlet
The Junius Pamphlet is Rosa Luxemburg’s influential anti-war tract written during World War I, in which she denounces militarism and imperialism and defends revolutionary socialism.
B. Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
C. The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates is a 1649 political treatise by John Milton that defends the right of the people to depose or execute tyrannical rulers.
D. Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
E. On the Freedom of a Christian
On the Freedom of a Christian is a 1520 theological treatise by Martin Luther that argues Christians are spiritually free through faith in Christ while still bound to serve others in love.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience
Target entity description: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience is a 1644 treatise by Roger Williams that powerfully argues for religious liberty, freedom of conscience, and the separation of church and state.

A. Junius Pamphlet
The Junius Pamphlet is Rosa Luxemburg’s influential anti-war tract written during World War I, in which she denounces militarism and imperialism and defends revolutionary socialism.
B. Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
C. The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates is a 1649 political treatise by John Milton that defends the right of the people to depose or execute tyrannical rulers.
D. Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
E. On the Freedom of a Christian
On the Freedom of a Christian is a 1520 theological treatise by Martin Luther that argues Christians are spiritually free through faith in Christ while still bound to serve others in love.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ treatise ⓘ
advocates	liberty of conscience for all ⓘ toleration of diverse religious beliefs ⓘ
associatedWith	colonial New England religious debates ⓘ early Baptist thought ⓘ
author	Roger Williams ⓘ
authorBirthPlaceRelation	written by a founder of Rhode Island ⓘ
circulation	read among English Puritans and dissenters ⓘ
controversialAtTimeOfPublication	true ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
criticizes	religious persecution by civil authorities ⓘ state-enforced religion ⓘ
doctrinalPosition	supports full liberty of conscience even for dissenters and heretics ⓘ
field	political theology ⓘ religious philosophy ⓘ
form	prose ⓘ
genre	political theology ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling	The Bloody Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience ⓘ linked to: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience
historicalContext	English Civil War ⓘ
historicalSignificance	early defense of religious freedom in the Anglo-American tradition ⓘ
influenced	American concepts of religious freedom ⓘ development of separation of church and state in the United States ⓘ
influencedBy	Roger Williams’s experience in New England ⓘ
intendedAudience	theologians and political authorities ⓘ
keyConcept	civil government limited to civil matters ⓘ wall of separation between church and state ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	freedom of conscience ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ
medium	print ⓘ
opposedBy	advocates of religious uniformity in England ⓘ
philosophicalTheme	individual rights of conscience ⓘ limits of civil authority in religion ⓘ
placeOfPublication	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
positionOnChurchStateRelations	advocates separation of church and state ⓘ
positionOnReligiousPersecution	opposes persecution for religious belief ⓘ
publicationYear	1644 ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor	The Bloody Tenent Yet More Bloody ⓘ
religiousPosition	argues that civil magistrates have no authority over the soul ⓘ
religiousTradition	Baptist ⓘ Protestantism ⓘ
theologicalPerspective	dissenter from established churches ⓘ
timePeriod	17th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited