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- noun A system of self-governing
Protestant churches
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The term Congregationalism, with its allied forms Congregational and Congregationalist, would not then have been employed.
The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut Maria Louise Greene
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Nancy S. Taylor, president of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ, writes in the Boston Globe about Howard Dean's much-discussed "Congregationalism," and how the denomination's diversity offers an important model for our civic life.
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Nancy S. Taylor, president of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ, writes in the Boston Globe about Howard Dean's much-discussed "Congregationalism," and how the denomination's diversity offers an important model for our civic life.
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How exactly does one practice "Congregationalism" on one's own?
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Encyclopedia ", s.v." Congregationalism "), prove that there is a marked contrast between Congregational theory and practice.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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As Anglicanism fragments and becomes Unitarianism or Congregationalism (depending on parish predilictions) in all but name, the Church opens her arms to you David.
The last temptation of Anglo-Catholics « Anglican Samizdat 2009
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My denomination, Unitarian Universalism, is a direct descendant of New England Congregationalism, so I approve of the elevation of the Word and enjoy preaching my guest sermons from an elevated pulpit, even if I did preach once from a pulpit so high it gave me a nosebleed.
Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010
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My denomination, Unitarian Universalism, is a direct descendant of New England Congregationalism, so I approve of the elevation of the Word and enjoy preaching my guest sermons from an elevated pulpit, even if I did preach once from a pulpit so high it gave me a nosebleed.
Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010
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Congregationalism—the root of my own religious tradition—generally discourages wild, lush, sensual religious experiences.
Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010
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Congregationalism—the root of my own religious tradition—generally discourages wild, lush, sensual religious experiences.
Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010
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