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| − | <span>Pilgrim Fathers, the name of a group of English Congregationalists | + | <span>Pilgrim Fathers, the name of a group of English Congregationalists who came to America on the <em>Mayflower, </em>arriving in Massachusetts on 11 December 1620, the first settlers in this area. These English Separatists had lived for some time at [[Leiden (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Leiden]] in the Netherlands. In their strict church life they were somewhat akin to the [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]]. They were influenced in the origin of their group (about 1595) by Dutch Mennonites, but soon adopted more Caivinistic views on [[Baptism|baptism]] and predestination. </span> |
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
| − | <span>Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. </span><em><span>Mennonitisches Lexikon</span></em><span>. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: | + | <span>Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. </span><em><span>Mennonitisches Lexikon</span></em><span>. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967:</span> <span>III, 375.</span> |
| − | <span>Herzog, J. J. and Albert Hauck, <em>Realencyclopedie für Protestantische Theologie and Kirche</em> | + | <span>Herzog, J. J. and Albert Hauck, <em>Realencyclopedie für Protestantische Theologie and Kirche</em>, 24 vols. 3. ed. Leipzig: J. H. Hinrichs, 1896-1913:</span> <span>X, 684 f. </span> |
<span>Plooy, D. <em>De "Pilgrim Fathers.” </em>Utrecht, 1919. </span> | <span>Plooy, D. <em>De "Pilgrim Fathers.” </em>Utrecht, 1919. </span> | ||
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Pilgrim Fathers, the name of a group of English Congregationalists who came to America on the Mayflower, arriving in Massachusetts on 11 December 1620, the first settlers in this area. These English Separatists had lived for some time at Leiden in the Netherlands. In their strict church life they were somewhat akin to the Anabaptists. They were influenced in the origin of their group (about 1595) by Dutch Mennonites, but soon adopted more Caivinistic views on baptism and predestination.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: III, 375.
Herzog, J. J. and Albert Hauck, Realencyclopedie für Protestantische Theologie and Kirche, 24 vols. 3. ed. Leipzig: J. H. Hinrichs, 1896-1913: X, 684 f.
Plooy, D. De "Pilgrim Fathers.” Utrecht, 1919.
Wood, H. G. Venturers for the Kingdom. London, 1919.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Neff, Christian. "Pilgrim Fathers." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pilgrim_Fathers&oldid=141342.
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Neff, Christian. (1959). Pilgrim Fathers. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pilgrim_Fathers&oldid=141342.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 180. All rights reserved.
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