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Nonconformist
Nonconformist (or Dissenter) A Protestant who did not conform to the disciplines or rites of the Anglican Church. Nonconformists include a number of groups. The
PURITANS wished to purify the Church from within, while the Presbyterians were specific in their demands for the replacement of organization by bishops for a system of elected elders. The separatists under Robert
BROWNE left the Anglican Church entirely. All Nonconformists were subject to penalties; the
PILGRIM FATHERS emigrated to escape persecution. During the Civil War Nonconformists (especially
CONGREGATIONALISTS and Baptists) fought on the Parliamentary side and the Restoration Settlement (1660) enacted harsh measures against all Nonconformist groups. The 1662 Act of Uniformity deprived them of freedom of worship and subsequent persecution led to a further exodus to North America. In 1681 Pennsylvania was founded as a refuge for
QUAKERS. The Toleration Act (1689) brought some improvements in England, but until the 19th century Nonconformists were debarred from holding political office.
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Friends of Religious Equality: Nonconformist Politics in Mid-Victorian England.
Magazine article from: Journal of Church and State; 3/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...grants that many nonconformist disestablishmentarians...Anglican theology.) Nonconformists welcomed Anglican...Methodist sources. Nonconformists who supported restrictions...reflections on the nonconformist role in issues related...anti-Catholicism. Nonconformists attempted, usually...
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Friends of Religious Equality: Nonconformist Politics in Mid-Victorian England
Magazine article from: Anglican and Episcopal History; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Religious Equality: Nonconformist Politics in Mid...an analysis of the nonconformist grievances. The...Church of England-nonconformists continued to labor...of conduct which nonconformists preached and practiced...Methodists (the largest nonconformist denomination...
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Alan P. F. Sell, Nonconformist Theology in the Twentieth Century.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies; 3/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; Alan P. F. Sell, Nonconformist Theology in the Twentieth Century...postmodernity and pluralism. Identifying Nonconformists as "FreeChurchpeople" (p. 2...rightly identified as a loss in the Nonconformist tradition, it is sadly one that...
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Enjoying Your Work - Nonconformists sometimes valuable to a group
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 2/20/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...planned, or does she become a nonconformist who is willing to challenge...sanctions that are directed at nonconformists. They find themselves uninvited...in a group and leave the nonconformist behind. Even if their ideas...sanctions are directed at the nonconformists' children. All readers...
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Nonconformists.
Magazine article from: Forbes Global; 6/2/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...000 pieces of so-called nonconformist art made by Kharitonov and...suffocating esthetic. Some nonconformist artists, including Oleg...collection were gifts from nonconformist artists--including a...her first birthday. The nonconformists might just as well have...
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Nurturing Nonconformists.
Magazine article from: Technical Communication; 5/1/2000; ; 424 words
; ...beliefs, statistics show that nonconformists are not likelier than others...individual needs and help nonconformists learn to work well with...intervene by mentoring the nonconformist, mediating between that...is the key to nurturing nonconformists and other employees as well...
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From Radicals to Survivors: Strasbourg's Religious Nonconformists over Two Generations 1525-1570.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Church History; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Strasbourg's religious nonconformists over a period of two...Before this time, the nonconformist movements were strong...9. Chapter 6, "Nonconformists in Ordinary Life, 1535-1550," discusses nonconformist groupings, reasons...
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Enjoying Your Work - Nonconformists can be influential if they have allies
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 2/27/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...norms and behaving as a nonconformist is never easy, there are...person is necessary for a nonconformist to be noticeably more comfortable...to advice for potential nonconformists. They could contact other...silent, then the first nonconformist will be "left dangling...
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The nonconformist
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/16/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...inhabits a third world too. He is also a nonconformist, someone who likes to break conventions...to more than ephemeral value. He is nonconformist in more than one respect, and his...our society." Can Hajdu the ongoing nonconformist accept the Israel Prize with pride...
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COLUMN: Nonconformists make a difference
News Wire article from: University Wire; 2/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...they realize that they are being discriminated against. Nonconformists are the people who help to further society. I'm not saying...lot harder for what they want. Due to the confidence of nonconformists and increased awareness, many social injustices have been...
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Nonconformist
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Nonconformist (or Dissenter...Anglican Church. Nonconformists include a number...entirely. All Nonconformists were subject...the Civil War Nonconformists (especially...against all Nonconformist groups. The...
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nonconformist
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...to prevailing ideas or practices. 2. ( Nonconformist ) a member of a Protestant church in England...to prevailing ideas or practices. 2. ( Nonconformist ) of or relating to Nonconformists or their principles and practices. DERIVATIVES...
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nonconformists
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
nonconformists in religion, those who refuse to conform to the requirements (in...is Presbyterian, the Anglicans, or Episcopalians, are among the nonconformists. In more recent usage, churches independent of the established or...
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Nonconformists' Chapels Act
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Nonconformists' Chapels Act 1844. In the face of disputes between Presbyterians and Unitarians , the Act laid down that where no particular...
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Nonconformists
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Nonconformists. Members of Protestant churches in England outside the Church of England. They are otherwise known as Free Churches .
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