Shaping Baptist Congregational Identity in Southwest England: The Loughwood 'Proceedings Book'

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 27; pp. 54 - 78
• Main Author: Adcock, Rachel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Armed forces; Baptism; Civil war; Ideology; Parliaments; Religion; Religious congregations; Religious organizations; Spirituality; Blackdown Hills

On 1 June 1659, the monthly church meeting gathering at Loughwood, now in East Devon, agreed on four 'acts' which were recorded in what is now known as the Loughwood 'Proceedings book'.1 The acts were intended to draw church members more closely together, as well unite them with...