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Thomas Woolston (baptised November 166827 January 1733) was an English theologian.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 25 relations: Allegory, Andrew Kippis, Anglicanism, Anthony Collins (philosopher), Apostasy, Bachelor of Divinity, Blasphemy, Christianity, Deism, England, Holy orders, Jesus, John Cairns (1818–1892), London, Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin), Miracle, Nathaniel Lardner, New Testament, Northampton, Origen, Religious text, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Thomas Sherlock, William Whiston, Zachary Pearce.

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Allegory

As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a meaning with moral or political significance.

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Andrew Kippis

Andrew Kippis (28 March 17258 October 1795) was an English nonconformist clergyman and biographer.

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Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

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Anthony Collins (philosopher)

Anthony Collins (21 June 1676 O.S.13 December 1729 O.S.) was an English philosopher and essayist, notable for being one of the early proponents of Deism in Great Britain.

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Apostasy

Apostasy (defection, revolt) is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person.

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Bachelor of Divinity

In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity or Baccalaureate in Divinity (BD, DB, or BDiv; Baccalaureus Divinitatis) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies.

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Blasphemy

Blasphemy refers to an insult that shows contempt, disrespect or lack of reverence concerning a deity, an object considered sacred, or something considered inviolable.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Deism

Deism (or; derived from the Latin term deus, meaning "god") is the philosophical position and rationalistic theology that generally rejects revelation as a source of divine knowledge and asserts that empirical reason and observation of the natural world are exclusively logical, reliable, and sufficient to determine the existence of a Supreme Being as the creator of the universe.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Holy orders

In certain Christian denominations, holy orders are the ordained ministries of bishop, priest (presbyter), and deacon, and the sacrament or rite by which candidates are ordained to those orders.

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Jesus

Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.

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John Cairns (1818–1892)

John Cairns (23 August 1818 – 12 March 1892) was a Scottish Presbyterian minister.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin)

In the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts are promoted to the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts (MA) on application after six or seven years as members of the university, including years as an undergraduate.

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Miracle

A miracle is an event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific lawsOne dictionary defines as: "A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency." and accordingly gets attributed to some supernatural or praeternatural cause.

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Nathaniel Lardner

Nathaniel Lardner (6 June 1684 – 24 July 1768) was an English Presbyterian minister and theologian.

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New Testament

The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon.

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Northampton

Northampton is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England.

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Origen

Origen of Alexandria (185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria.

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Religious text

Religious texts, including scripture, are texts which various religions consider to be of central importance to their religious tradition.

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Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

Sidney Sussex College (referred to informally as "Sidney") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.

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Thomas Sherlock

Thomas Sherlock (167818 July 1761) was a British divine who served as a Church of England bishop for 33 years.

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William Whiston

William Whiston (9 December 166722 August 1752) was an English theologian, historian, natural philosopher, and mathematician, a leading figure in the popularisation of the ideas of Isaac Newton.

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Zachary Pearce

Zachary Pearce, sometimes known as Zachariah (8 September 1690 – 29 June 1774), was an English Bishop of Bangor and Bishop of Rochester.

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See also

People convicted of blasphemy

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Woolston