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Nonconformism

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1 Presbyterians, Congregationalists, ________, Quakers (founded in 1648), and those less organized were considered Nonconformists at the time of the 1662 Act of Uniformity.

2 For more on Nonconformists of the 17th and 18th centuries, see ________.

3 For example, attendance at an English university had required conformity to the Church of England before ________ (UCL) was founded, compelling Nonconformists to fund their own Dissenting Academies privately.

4 In ________ the strong traditions of Nonconformism can be traced back to the Welsh Methodist revival which led to Wales effectively being a Nonconformist country by the mid 19th century.

5 The religious census of 1851 revealed that total Nonconformist attendance was very close to that of ________.

6 In Scotland, the Anglican ________ is considered nonconformist (despite its English counterpart's status) and in England, the Presbyterian United Reformed Church is in a similar position.

7 Nonconformist was a term used in England after the Act of Uniformity 1662 to refer to an English subject belonging to a non-Christian religion or any non-________ church.

8 ________ - an example of a historically significant church, with background information

9 Nonconformism (usually capitalized) refers to the Protestant ________ of England and Wales who refused to "conform", or follow the governance and usages of the Church of England.

10 Nowadays, churches independent of the ________ Church of England or the Presbyterian Church of Scotland are often called Free Churches.

đŸ’¡ Interesting Facts

  • the former Union Chapel, Brighton's oldest Nonconformist place of worship, was converted into a pub after 300 years of religious use?
  • the variety of places of worship in the district of Lewes, England, reflect its long tradition of Protestant Nonconformism?
  • the Dissenters' Chapel in Kensal Green Cemetery, London, was the first purpose-built Nonconformist chapel to be built in a public cemetery in England?
  • the Bulldozer Exhibition has got its name because the Soviet authorities actually used bulldozers to disperse the spectators and destroy the paintings of the participating Moscow nonconformist artists?
  • the "restrained and dignified" Zion Chapel is the oldest Nonconformist church in East Grinstead—a West Sussex town with a long history of Protestant Nonconformity and alternative religion?
  • the redundant Umberslade Baptist Church (pictured) near Hockley Heath, Solihull, West Midlands, is the sole survivor among grand chapels associated with the rise of Birmingham Nonconformity?
  • Maesyronnen Chapel in Powys, Wales, was one of the earliest Nonconformist chapels to be built in the country, and that it is still in use as a chapel?
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