Grindletonians

Grindletonians

The Grindletonians were a small nonconformist Christian dissenting sect founded at Grindleton, in Yorkshire (now in Lancashire, England in the early part of the seventeenth century.

The group's most influential leader was Roger Brearley (or Brierley, Brereley) (1586-1637), a curate who worked at Grindleton, Kildwick and Burnley.

The beliefs of the sect seem to have included Antinomianism, anti-clericalism and the concept of an earthly Paradise. They also emphasised the importance of the indewelling of the Holy Spirit and espoused the idea of the Holy Bible as a starting point.

ee also

*Religion in the United Kingdom
*English Dissenters
*17th century denominations in England

External links

* [http://www.exlibris.org/nonconform/engdis/grindletonians.html English Dissenters: Grindletonians] , ExLibris. Retrieved 18th April 2008.


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