Cambridge Puritans

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The Cambridge Puritans were a group of early English Reformed theologians and clergy associated with the University of Cambridge who played a key role in shaping Puritan thought and the broader English Reformation.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Puritans 6
English Puritans 2
Cambridge Puritans canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Puritan group ⓘ
group of theologians ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ
activeInCentury 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
aimedFor further reformation of the Church of England ⓘ
associatedWithCollege Christ's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Emmanuel College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
St John's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ
centerOfActivity Cambridge colleges ⓘ
concern godly living ⓘ
reform of church discipline ⓘ
reform of worship ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
doctrineEmphasis biblical authority ⓘ
moral discipline ⓘ
personal piety ⓘ
predestination ⓘ
educationalContext early modern university culture ⓘ
field biblical studies ⓘ
pastoral ministry ⓘ
theology ⓘ
historicalContext Stuart England ⓘ
Tudor England ⓘ
influenced English Congregationalism ⓘ
linked to: Congregationalism

English Nonconformity ⓘ
English Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian

English Puritanism ⓘ
linked to: Puritanism

New England Puritanism ⓘ
linked to: Puritan New England
influencedBy Continental Reformed theology ⓘ
linked to: Calvinism

John Calvin ⓘ
Swiss Reformation ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location Cambridge ⓘ
movement Puritanism ⓘ
opposedTo ceremonialism in the Church of England ⓘ
elements of the Elizabethan religious settlement ⓘ
partOf English Reformation ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
roleIn development of Puritan preaching ⓘ
shaping English Reformed thought ⓘ
training Puritan clergy ⓘ
theologicalTradition Reformed theology ⓘ
universityAffiliation University of Cambridge ⓘ
usedSource Greek New Testament ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Latin theological texts ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laurence Chaderton → memberOf → Cambridge Puritans ⓘ
Early modern London → religiousGroupPresent → Puritans ⓘ
linked to: Cambridge Puritans
Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony → usedBy → English Puritan settlers ⓘ
linked to: Cambridge Puritans
English Reformation dissenting movements → hasPart → Puritans ⓘ
linked to: Cambridge Puritans
Edgar → contrastsWithGroup → Puritans ⓘ
linked to: Cambridge Puritans
Edith → facesOppositionFrom → Puritans ⓘ
linked to: Cambridge Puritans
The Wordy Shipmates → subject → Puritans ⓘ
linked to: Cambridge Puritans
English North America → religiousGroups → Puritans ⓘ
linked to: Cambridge Puritans
Archbishop Laud, 1573–1645 → historicalFigureCovered → English Puritans ⓘ
linked to: Cambridge Puritans
Vestments controversy → opposedBy → English Puritans ⓘ
linked to: Cambridge Puritans