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Synod of Barmen
meeting of German Protestant leaders at Barmen in the Ruhr, in May 1934, to organize Protestant opposition to the teachings of the so-called German Christians, who sought to reinterpret Christianity as an Aryan religion free from all Jewish influences.
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Diet of Worms
meeting of the Diet (assembly) of the Holy Roman Empire held at Worms, Germany, in 1521 that was made famous by Martin Luther's appearance before it to respond to charges of heresy.
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Mormonism
The Mormon religion was originally founded by Joseph Smith in 1830.
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Unity School of Christianity
religious movement founded in Kansas City, Mo., in 1889 by Charles Fillmore (1854–1948), a real-estate agent, and his wife, Myrtle (1845–1931).
Conservative Baptist denomination that was organized in 1879 as the Swedish Baptist General Conference of America; the present name was adopted in 1945. It developed from the work of Gustaf Palmquist, a Swedish immigrant schoolteacher and lay preacher who became a Baptist in 1852. He established the first Swedish Baptist Church in Rock Island, Ill., that same year. Palmquist and other Swedish Baptists worked in several Midwestern states among Swedish immigrants. The movement received assistance from the American Baptist Home Mission Society and the American Baptist Publication Society for several years, until the Swedish Baptists became self-supporting. After World War I, the Swedish language was gradually replaced by English in worship services, and persons other than Swedes became members of the church.
The Baptist General Conference is generally considered to be theologically conservative, although the right of individuals to differ in their beliefs is respected. Bethel College and Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., is owned and operated by the conference. The work of the denomination is carried out through several boards; a general conference is held annually. Headquarters are in Chicago, Ill.
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