Richard Baxter

English Puritan church leader, poet, and hymn-writer

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Born: 12 November 1615, Rowton, Shropshire , England
Died: 8 December 1691 (aged 76), London, England
Occupations: church leader, theologian, controversialist, poet
Tradition or movement: Puritan , Amyraldian
Notable ideas: Neonomianism , Unlimited atonement

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Instance of: human
Given name: Richard
Family name: Baxter
Gender: male
Citizenship: England
Place of death: London
Occupation: poet
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Nonconformists
Image: Richard Baxter by Riley.jpg
Work location: Kidderminster

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Commons category: Richard Baxter
date of birth: 1615-01-01
date of death: 1691-01-01
writing language: English language
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Richard Baxter (12 November 1615 – 8 December 1691) was an English Nonconformist church leader and theologian from Rowton, Shropshire, who has been described as "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen". He made his reputation in the late 1630s by his ministry at Kidderminster in Worcestershire, when he also began a long and prolific career as a theological writer.

Following the Act of Uniformity 1662, Baxter refused an appointment as Bishop of Hereford and was expelled from the Church of England. He became one of the most influential leaders of the Nonconformist movement, spending time in prison. His views remain controversial within the Calvinist tradition of Predestination because he taught that Christians are placed under a type of faith-law.

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