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Beeke, Joel, and Randall Pederson, Meet the Puritans: With a Guide to Modern Reprints, (Reformation Heritage Books, 2006) ISBN 978-1-60178-000-3; Cross, Claire, The Puritan Earl, The Life of Henry Hastings, Third Earl of Huntingdon, 1536-1595, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1966.
IRC is the first church in Korea to put "reformed" in her name. IRC confesses the Westminster Standards, Heidelberg Catechism, and Canons of Dordt together with the ecumenical creeds. [28] Presbyterian Church in Korea (GaeHyuk) Presbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap) - it is the second largest Presbyterian church in Korea. An ecumenical church ...
partially: Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches - around 15,000 members - Evangelical/Orthodox, Dutch Reformed/Presbyterian, Calvinistic; Netherlands Reformed Congregations - around 10,790 members - Puritan, Dutch Reformed, Calvinistic; Reformed Congregations in North America
Baptists emerged in 1609 under the teachings of John Smyth, and along with Methodism, grew in size and influence after they sailed to the New World (the remaining Puritans who traveled to the New World were Congregationalists). Some Baptists fit strongly with the Reformed tradition theologically but not denominationally.
This category comprises articles related to Puritans, the movement of Reformed Protestants that originated in England in the 16th century. The main article for this category is Definitions of Puritanism .
Puritans were concerned about biblical errors and Catholic remnants within the prayer book. Puritans objected to bowing at the name of Jesus, the requirement that priests wear the surplice, and the use of written, set prayers in place of improvised prayers. [59] The sermon was central to Puritan piety. [60]
In the early 17th century, thousands of English Puritans settled in North America, almost all in New England.Puritans were intensely devout members of the Church of England who believed that the Church of England was insufficiently reformed, retaining too much of its Roman Catholic doctrinal roots, and who therefore opposed royal ecclesiastical policy.
Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa – 0.5 million [167] Reformed Church in Romania – 0.5 million [168] Toraja Church – 0.4 million [169] Reformed Church of France – 0.4 million [170] Lesotho Evangelical Church in Southern Africa – 0.3 million [171] Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera – 0.3 million [172]