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Adin Ballou

American theologian
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  • Massachusetts Association of Universal Restorationists

    …of MAUR’s leading proponents was Adin Ballou (1803–90), Hosea’s cousin and an outstanding advocate of a program of social reform grounded in the New Testament that he called “Practical Christianity.” While most Universalists held restorationist views by the end of the 19th century, internal differences between moderates and hardliners and…

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    …of MAUR’s leading proponents was Adin Ballou (1803–90), Hosea’s cousin and an outstanding advocate of a program of social reform grounded in the New Testament that he called “Practical Christianity.” While most Universalists held restorationist views by the end of the 19th century, internal differences between moderates and hardliners and…

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