Presbyterian

A religion controlled at the local level by an assembly of elders or selected representatives. See polityIs the technical term used to identify the form of government followed by various religious traditions consisting primarily of 1) episcopacy for churc... more and presbytersA term derived from the Greek word presbyteroi that is found in the New Testament and usually translated as “elders.” Originally it referred to lo... more. Mainstream of English PuritanismWas an religious movement beginning in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I seeking to purify the Church of England from the remnants of Catholicism in the ... more in the 17th century were Presbyterians who sought to revive the original form of church government based on a council of elders or presbytersA term derived from the Greek word presbyteroi that is found in the New Testament and usually translated as “elders.” Originally it referred to lo... more, whom they did not consider priests. See polityIs the technical term used to identify the form of government followed by various religious traditions consisting primarily of 1) episcopacy for churc... more.